Paul Olexo Jr
MilitaryShotdown on 7/6/44 on mission to Verona in B-17 #42-31848. A/C was attacked by enemy fighters and exploded at about 14,000 feet, three chutes were seen, one burning, crashed Rovigo, It; MACR 6376. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 429th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Swedeland, Pennsylvania, USA | 24 September 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Ft. Meade, MD, USA | 29 July 1942 | Ft. Meade, MD |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 July 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Other Discharged |
Macon, GA, USA | 8 November 1945 | |
Died |
Lebanon, PA, USA | 30 April 1991 | Age 71 |
Buried |
Annville, PA, USA | 3 May 1991 | Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Buried At: Section 9-B Site 644 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
See MACR 6376 at Fold3.
https://www.fold3.com/search?keywords=6376&general.title.id=95:Missing+…
Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 68937653.
Added Enlisted & Discharged events per "Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012" at Ancestry.com.