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KOHN, Sidney Lee - Date of
birth
17 September 1918 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
St. Louis County, Missouri -
Hometown
University City, St. Louis County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37133071 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
324th Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
21 May 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, north of Schiermonikoog, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Herman Kohn (father)
Mollie B. (Tanenbaum) Kohn (mother)
Gilbert Kohn (brother)
Marcella Kohn (sister)
Estelle Kohn (sister)
Melvin Kohn (brother)
Stanley Kohn (brother)
Charles Kohn (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24515 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Jersey Bounce / Marie Jane
Destination: Wilhemshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 3458
More information
Sidney Kohn attended University City High School.He enlisted in February 1942.
The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters. The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, Missing Aircrew Report, Stichting Missing in Action, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photo source: Stichting Missing in Action, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/771273