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HARABURDA, Edward Felix - Date of
birth
1 November 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-767212 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
358th Fighter Squadron,
355th Fighter Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
5 km west of Euskirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 43 | 36 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Franciszek Haraburda (father)
Mary (Zagorski) Haraburda (mother)
Frank Haraburda (brother)
Julia H. Haraburda (sister)
Anna A. Haraburda (sister)
Alice J. Haraburda (sister)
Leonora E. Haraburda (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-13564 -
Data
Type: P-51D
Destination: Germany
Mission: Ramrod
MACR: 10297
More information
Edward Haraburda attended college.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Bradley Field, Connecticut, on 11 February 1942.
Statement of 1st Lt Wendell W. Beaty, who flew in the same mission: "I was Bentley Green two. Lt. Haraburda was Bentley Green three. Bentley Green Four was hit by anti-aircraft fire while we were getting down to the target and turned back. We three made a pass at a train. I lost sight of Lt Haraburda in the turn for the second pass as he dropped slightly behind. No radio call was heard. The light flak was intense and fairly accurate at this point.
Lt Haraburda was initially buried at the place of the crash on 23 November 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com, Peter Schouteten