Walter Joseph Gursky
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
page 54 of German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238
Object Number - UPL 44997 - Walter Gursky’s Dog Tag on page 54 of German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)
Shot down by fighters and crashed 800m South of Hassenhausen, Germany on 29 July 1944 in B-17 43-37655. Killed In Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11073255
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33552245
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States | 26 December 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
20 April 1943 | Newark, New Jersey | |
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Died Killed In Action (KIA) |
Germany | 29 July 1944 | Hassenhausen, Germany |
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Buried |
30 July 1944 | Hassenhausen cemetery, Germany | |
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Buried |
after the war his remains were brought to the Temporary Lorraine American Cemetery, France | ||
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Buried |
In 1948, his remains were brought back to the US. Walter Gursky rests at the Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, New Jersey |
Revisions
MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
German document KU-2590 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892238 (NARA)
WWII Headstone Applications
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7812 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database