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SROUBEK, Pravdomil "Mil" - Date of
birth
8 July 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35324375 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
409th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, west of Texel, Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 7 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph Sroubek (father)
Josephine (Spicl) Sroubek (mother)
Helen Sroubek (sister)
Alfred Sroubek (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40974 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Boomerang II
Destination: Osnabrück, Germany
Mission: Objective Bombing
MACR: 2192
More information
S/Sgt Pravdomil Sroubek graduated from East Technical High School in 1936 and was employed by Automotive Parts Co.He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 10 September 1942.
When last sighted by reporting crews, A/C 974 Lt. Daywalt was in the vicinity of 5238N – 0620E. At this point the group ran into intense flak and concentrated enemy fighter attacks. To avoid the flak the lead A/C took violent evasive action which scattered the formation. In the confusion and subsequent reforming into various groups, the where abouts of this missing A/C remains unknown.
S/Sgt Sroubek was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for an air raid over Ploesti oil fields in Rumania on 1 August 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Census, Cleveland Plain Dealer - 11 nov 1943
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Kim Dudek