Peter G Pokrifcsak
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 6 June 1944 in B-24 #4294885. Plane ditched in Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
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2nd Lieutenant Peter G. Pokrifcsak was born January 13, 1921. His next of kin were his parents, John and Julia Pokrifcsak. He was from Martins Creek, Pennsylvania.
On June 6, 1944, he was the Bombardier aboard “Maxwell House,” B-24 tail #42-94885, of the 490th Bomb Group, 849th Bomb Squadron, when it went down in the English Channel.
He is buried at Gettysburg National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maxwell House
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
North Hampton, Pennsylvania | 13 January 1921 | 2nd Lieutenant Peter G. Pokrifcsak was born January 13, 1921. His next of kin were his parents, John and Julia Pokrifcsak. He was from Martins Creek, Pennsylvania. |
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Died |
English Channel | 6 June 1944 | On June 6, 1944, he was the Bombardier aboard “Maxwell House,” B-24 tail #42-94885, of the 490th Bomb Group, 849th Bomb Squadron, when it went down in the English Channel. |
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Buried |
Gettysburg, PA 17325, USA | He is buried at Gettysburg National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6299