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KRIZNER, Albert Patrick - Date of
birth
3 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
South Union Town, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33429747 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
545th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1944 - Place of
death
Mannheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
John M. Krizner (father)
Mary (Jacobchuk) Krizner (mother)
John C. Krizner (brother)
Frank M. Krizner (brother)
Elizabeth R. Krizner (sister)
Joseph R. Krizner (brother)
Joanna D. Krizner (sister)
Frances K. Krizner (sister)
William Krizner (brother)
Anthony Krizner (brother)
Andrew Krizner (brother)
Stephen Krizner (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31048 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball-bearing factories
MACR: 3866
More information
Albert P. Krizner was a star athlete at South Union Township High School, from which he graduated in 1941. He was also a pitcher on the baseball team and an outstanding forward in basketball.He enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1943.
The group was escorted by P-47s. As soon as this escort dived down upon some enemy fighters, a wave of fifteen FW-190s made a head-on attack from a great distance away, coming in slightly below. As they were continuing across the front of the formation, three additional FW-190s using the latter as a screen, suddenly broke beneath them and dove again into the formation. During this attack, seven B-17s from the squadron were shot down. This B-17 was hit in the center of the fuselage, the wings, and the tail, and exploded nearly immediately.
Two crew members were taken prisoner, and eight men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.384thbombgroup.com, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Herald, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: Robert D. Krizner, Guy Maes, www.ancestry.com - South Union High School Yearbook 1941