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PECHARSKY, Arthur Nathaniel - Date of
birth
25 July 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Booklyn, New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-754762 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
763rd Bombardment Squadron,
460th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 July 1944 - Place of
death
Unterdill, south of Munich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 45 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jack Pecharsky (father)
Helen Pecharsky (mother)
Claire Pecharsky (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-99763 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Flying Junior
Destination: Munich, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 6917
More information
Arthur N. Pecharsky attended college and was a sales clerk before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Nashville, Tennessee on 5 March 1943.When the formation cleared the target area, the airplane was hit by flak, resulting in blowing off the nose and causing considerable damage to the bombay section. A few seconds later fire broke out in the bomb bay.
Three crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight men were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 census, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Susanne Meini, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Jul.44.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Susanne Meini, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Floral Park New York, Arie-Jan van Hees, Bombardier Class Book 43-13, Victorville AAF, California