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BOBROWICZ, Frank C - Date of
birth
4 June 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32696782 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
568th Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea, 11 miles northwest of the port entrance of Ostende, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph A. Bobrowicz (father)
Mary Bobrowicz (mother)
Charles Bobrowicz (brother)
Stanley Bobrowicz (brother)
Irene M. Bobrowicz (sister)
Joseph Bobrowicz (brother)
Theodore Bobrowicz (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-39819 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Anoxia Queen
Destination: Augsburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Messerschmitt Aviation Industry
MACR: 3947
More information
At about 1649 hours near Brussels, the plane was hit by flak on the return and fell out of formation and was last seen leaving the enemy coast near Ostende at about 10,000 feet. No parachutes were reported.The entire crew of 10 was killed.
The body of Theodore R. Lipchitz washed ashore at Oost-Duinkerke, Belgium and was initially buried at the cemetery of this village. He is now buried in New Haven, Connecticut. The body of Wilmer R. Goldinger washed ashore at an unknown location and was initially buried at the Temporary U.S. Military Cemetery of St. André, as Unknown X-809. After identification, he was given his final resting place at Normandy Cemetery. Robert Gibbs was interred at the English Memorial Cemetery at Coxyde, Belgium and evacuated to Ardennes Cemetery, as Unknown X-5581, where he was permanently interred after identification. The remains of rest of the crew were never recovered.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch,www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 census, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com