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KOVNER, Alfred Lloyd - Date of
birth
19 October 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-886921 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 June 1944 - Place of
death
Rühlow, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 38 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Manuel Kovner (father)
Helen F. (Bass) Kovner (mother)
Margorie R. Kovner (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
2nd Lt Alfred L. Kovner attended Temple University.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.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Tonis Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Kellam, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks