Charles P Kramarewicz

Military

Assigned to the 15th Bombardment Squadron (Light) attached to 226th Squadron RAF and was Killed in Action (KIA) on 4-Jul-1942 while serving as a Dorsal Gunner in the crew of 2Lt. William G. Lynn, Jr. on a Boston III (A-20), tail number AL741, which was shot down by anti-aircraft fire while on a mission to bomb the German airfield Alkamaar at Bergen, Holland.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 301st Bomb Group with their A-20 Havoc after being awarded medals. From left to right, they are Sergeant B.B. Cunningham of Tupelo, Missouri; Sergeant R.L. Golay of Fredonia, Kansas; Second Lieutenant M. Dorton of Long Beach; and Major Charles C. Kegelman. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 11 Jul 1942.' [stamp], 'Not to be published until 12/7/42.' [stamp], 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'USA (NIR)CCC.' [written annotation] and '209807.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on rev
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Missions

Events

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Bergen, The Netherlands 4 July 1942 Shot down by anti-aircraft fire crashed near Bergen-aan-Zee, Holland

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, 6269 NA Migraten, The Netherlands Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot I, Row 14, Grave 18

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 12-Nov-2014. Added event associations and map locations

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Lee Cunningham 17-Oct 2014. Service number from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records.

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Lee Cunningham 17-Oct-2014, "Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces", Satn Bishop and John A. Hey MBE; Burial location American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records.