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KOVACHEVICH, Nenad "Naban" - Date of
birth
1 April 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana -
Hometown
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-802582 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
323rd 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
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 May 1944 - Place of
death
Heidenau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Risto Kovachevich (father)
Dsinya N. (Noronciz) Kovachevich (mother)
Mihailo Kovachevich (brother)
Svetozar I. Kovachevich (brother)
Rudolph Kovachevich (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31580 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Merry Widow
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 4579
More information
1st Lt Nenad Kovachevich graduated from Purdue University in 1939 with a degree in Electrical Engineering.He enlisted with the Air Corps at Baer Field Fort Wayne in Indiana on 30 March 1942.
The plane was hit several times by flak so the crew was forced to bail out at 14000 feet. The plane crashed near Heidenau, Germany.
On the last photo Nenad Kovachevich with his family in 1921. He was the oldest of four boys.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / Passport Application of father
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Purdue University Yearbook 1939, www.ancestry.com - Passport