Paul Kaplan

Military

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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