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Personal info

Full name
VINCZE, Frank J
Date of birth
15 July 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Leechburg, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Leechburg, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
6941171
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
732nd Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
8 April 1944
Place of death
Near Wistedt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Jozsef Vincze (father)
Terczia (Torok) Vincze (mother)
Etelka Vincze (sister)
Juliana Vincze (sister)
Andrew Vincze (brother)
Albert Vincze (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-52185
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Little Joe
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the MIAG-Petritor aviation industry
MACR: 3926

More information

Sgt Frank J. Vincze attended Leechburg High School.

His parents were born in Hungary.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters. The entire crew of ten was killed.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans,www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Kathy C. Kaminski, niece of Francis E. Callahan.