Paul W Karpinko
Military ROLL OF HONOUR2nd Lieutenant Paul W. Karpinko was born August 9, 1916. His next of kin were his wife, Thelma Karpinko, and his parents, Stephen and Catherine Karpinko. His hometown was New Milford, Pennsylvania.
On May 27, 1944, he was serving as co-pilot of “War Champ,” B-24 serial number 42-94951, of the 389th Bomb Group, 567th Bomb Squadron, when it was downed over Atlenkissel, Germany. He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at St. Avold, France.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: War Champ
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Born |
New Milford, PA 18834, USA | 9 August 1916 | 2nd Lieutenant Paul W. Karpinko was born August 9, 1916. His next of kin were his wife, Thelma Karpinko, and his parents, Stephen and Catherine Karpinko. His hometown was New Milford, Pennsylvania. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
27 May 1944 | ||
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Buried |
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at St. Avold, France. Plot A Row 34 Grave 35 |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5261 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.