Paul Kaplan
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810110
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
- Nicknames: McKinley Jr. High
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 21 July 1923 | |
Brooklyn, New York | 30 June 1942 | 830 42nd Street | |
Died |
near Gricigliana Railroad Bridge, Italy | 22 June 1944 | Kaplan was KIA by shrapnel when his B-25 was hit by flak. He was reported dead before the aircraft went down. |
Buried |
16 November 1949 | Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA PLOT SECTION J SITE 13587 |
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Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44027_13_0…
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2590/images/40479_6490…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84986664/paul-kaplan
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