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LEVINSKY, Barrett Arnold - Date of
birth
16 November 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-747832 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
510th Bombardment Squadron,
351st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Gunzburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 56 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Nathan Levinsky (father)
Ethel (Marcus) Levinsky (mother)
Selma G. Levinsky (sister)
Shepard I. Levinsky (brother)
Jerome K. Levinsky (brother)
Francine M. (Sprecher) Levinsky (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102949 -
Data
Type B-17G
Destination: Augsburg, Germany
Mission: Heavy Bombardment
MACR: 7557
More information
Barrett A. Levinsky attended college for two years.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 5 February 1942.
Just before the IP, the airplane was attacked severely by enemy aircraft which set a wing afire immediately. It left the formation, peeling of to the left, and went straight down. the plane exploded as it descended.
Two crew members were blown out of the plane and were lucky to wear a back parachute and survived the crash. All other seven crew members had either been killed in the attacks or were killed as the plane exploded.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Grace Livingston Family Tree / National Jewish Welfare Board
Photo source: Peter Schouteten