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KOLANO, Chester Anthony - Date of
birth
6 November 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13111612 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 June 1944 - Place of
death
Rühlow, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 15 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Andrzej J. Kolano (father)
Zofia M. (Wytrwal) Kolano (mother)
Catherine M. Kolano (sister)
Maria Kolano (sister)
Genevieve J. Kolano (sister)
Joseph T. Kolano (brother)
Elizabeth Kolano (sister)
Stephanie Kolano (sister)
Dolores Kolano (sister)
Andrew E. Kolano (brother)
Lucille M. Kolano (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102527 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Sleepytime Gal
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 5983
More information
S/Sgt Chester A. Kolano joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 16 July 1942.1st Lt Charles T. Walby:
Aircraft B-17G, 42-102527, appeared to have been hit in number 3 engine and in the trailing edge of left wing between No. 1 and 2 engine by fire from enemy aircraft. Fire was building up as subject aircraft peeled off to the right and was lost from view. No parachutes were seen to come from this aircraft.
There was no time left for him to bail out of the aircraft.
In the photo, S/Sgt Kolano kneels at the grave of his fallen lieutenant.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / JD Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton, America At War In Color
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Damaris Acevedo, www.honorstates.org