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KASPRZAK, Joseph Francis - Date of
birth
30 September 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Bridgeville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Bridgeville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13155970 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Turret Gunner/Radio Operator -
Unit
714th Bombardment Squadron,
448th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
22 December 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, west of Terschelling, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John Kasprzak (father)
Edna Kasprzak (mother)
John R. Kasprzak (brother)
Helen Kasprzak (sister)
Sofia Kasprzak (sister)
Clara Kasprzak (sister)
Edna Kasprzak (sister
Irene Kasprzak (sister)
Theodore J. Kasprzak (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52105 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
MACR: 3313
More information
S/Sgt Joseph Kasprzak graduated from Bridgeville High School and worked for General Electric before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 3 November 1942.The airplane was hit by German flak. When the plane left the formation, German fighters pounced and shot down the stricken plane. The bomber crashed into the sea West of Terschelling. None of the crew members survived the crash.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, Book: Almost Forgotten - Joseph K. Oyler, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press