Philip Mordkowitz
Military ROLL OF HONOURHit by flak after bombing target Furth, GR on 25 Feb 1944, B-17F #42-30788 'Missmalovin'' fell behind and was attacked by fighters and came down in the Channel near Calais, FR. Killed in Action (KIA).
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mismalovin
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
25 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Bronx, New York, USA | ||
Buried/ Commemorated |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 25 February 1944 |
Revisions
Updated Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56359938.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56359938/philip-mordkowitz
Added an association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2760 / MACR 2760, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database