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name
DUDEK, Jerome Walter "Harry" - Date of
birth
30 July 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36730827 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1944 - Place of
death
Molenschot, Gilze en Rijen, Holland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter V. Dudek (father)
Helen (Nawrot) Dudek (mother)
Florence Dudek (sister)
Raymond J. Dudek (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30130 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: The Klap Trap II
Destination: Ludwigshaven, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2018
More information
Flak hit the n° 3 engine. There was an explosion.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, James D. Davis, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com Nicholl Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Chicago Tribune - 13 February 1944