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BAVOSA, John Joseph - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Westchester County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32407737 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1943 - Place of
death
Between Rauwerd and Poppingawier, 9 miles southwest of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 7 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Vito J. Bavosa (father)
Lucia (Ferrara) Bavosa (mother)
Lorenzo Bavosa (brother)
Michael Bavosa (brother)
Angelo J. Bavosa (brother)
Angelina Bavosa (sister)
James Bavosa (brother)
Vito M. Bavosa (brother)
Theodora J. Bavosa (sister)
Joseph Bavosa (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31086 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1567
More information
S/Sgt John J. Bavosa attended New Rochelle High School and was a mechanic.He enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 17 July1942.
The airplane was shot down by a FW 190A of JG 1/1 and may have collided with B-17 #42-37739. The entire crew of both planes (20 men in total) were killed and were initially buried at the cemetery of Poppingawier on 21 or 31 December 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Family trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hans Wijnands - Family Bavosa