Henry A Kuprewicz

Military

T SGT Henry A. Kuprewicz was born December 6, 1924 in Chicago, IL and died November 5, 1944. T SGT Kuprewicz was assigned to the 15th Air Force, 746th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group (Heavy), he was a crew member on a B-24 Liberator bomber. T SGT Kuprewicz's plane was shot down over Mitrovica, Yugoslavia on November 5, 1944. T SGT Kuprewics is listed as MIA at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial in Florence, Italy.

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Units served with

Nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-94866) nicknamed "Red Hot Riding Hood" of the 490th Bomb Group at Eye. This aircraft was transferred to the 15th Air Force in December 1944, where it served with the 456th Bomb Group.

456th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Paul T Bickford

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32942382
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Robert M Lamphier

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11055080
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Ralph Leroy Phillips

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37452099
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Claude Orlando Sylvester

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11140723
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Aircraft

41-28912

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gallopin' Ghost / Jenny
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron

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T SGT Henry A. Kuprewicz was born December 6, 1924 in Chicago, IL and died November 5, 1944. T SGT Kuprewicz was assigned to the 15th Air Force, 746th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group (Heavy), he flew missions on a B-24 Liberator bomber. T SGT Kuprewicz's plane went missing or was shot down over Yugoslavia on November 5, 1944. T SGT Kuprewicz is listed as MIA at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial in Florence, Italy.