Joseph Andruskiewicz
Military | Sergeant | Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Krefeld on 19 Feb 45 in B-24 'Win, Our Little Lady' #4295088
Tzolag A Aaronian
Military
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S/Sgt. Tzolag A Aaronian, Tzolag was killed when his parachute failed to open..
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Lt Mercer Crew, Seated left to right: Raymond J Graham, Leo O Mercer, Arthur I Cooper.. Standing left to right: Bruna Salazar, Frank P Montrone, Joseph Andruskiewicz, Raymond Govus, Tzolag A Aaronian. Carlos J Hagvall All served with the 389th Bomb Group in WW2
Killed in Action (KIA) at Krefeld in B-24 Win, My Little Lady #4295088. The 9 man crew bailed at around 2200 feet altitude over Sevelen, Germany while trying to reach allied lines around 15 miles NW of Krefeld. 8 of the crew were captured. Tzolag was killed when his parachute failed to open. He was misidentified as a Canadian Flyer and his remains were recovered by an RAF graves recovery team in Sept 1947.
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Service
People
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Raymond Govus
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Krefeld on 19 Feb 45 in B-24 'Win, Our Little Lady' #4295088 -
Carlos Hagvall
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Krefeld on 19 FEb 45 in B-24 'Win, My Little Lady' #4295088 -
Leo Mercer
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 389th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Krefeld on 19 fEb 45 in B-24 'Win, Our Little Lady' #4295088 -
Bruno Salazar
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Krefeld on 18 Feb 45 in B-24 'Win, My Little Lady' #4295088
Units served with
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389th Bomb Group
Group
The 389th Bomb Group, known in more familiar terms as "the Sky Scorpions", flew strategic bombing missions in B-24 Liberators from Hethel, England. They also sent detachments to join bases in North Africa at Benghazi No. 10, Libya, between 3 July 1943... -
565th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-95088
B-24 Liberator
Associated Place
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Halesworth
Military site : airfield
Halesworth was constructed in 1942-1943. Initially planned as a bomber airfield, its location close to the Suffolk coast meant that it was in an ideal position to operate escort fighters, where range was a critical factor. Consequently, the 56th...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | 1919 |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | Krefeld, Germany | 19 February 1945 |
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Plot A Row 44 Grave 7 |
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Revisions
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| 10 July 2015 15:13:15 | Emily | Changes to events |
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Added location of grave in the Ardennes American Cemetery to Buried event. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 11 June 2015 14:41:44 | Deemax | Changes to events |
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=aaronian&GSfn=tzol... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 November 2014 22:38:33 | Deemax | Changes to person associations |
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USAAF MACR#:12430 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 November 2014 21:23:52 | Deemax | Changes to events |
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USAAF MACR#:12430 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 November 2014 21:17:49 | Deemax | Changes to events |
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Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 November 2014 21:06:04 | Deemax | Changes to awards |
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American Battle Monuments Commission |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:26:17 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12430 / MACR 12430/ Addition data from 1st cousin George D. Kasparian / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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