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PASINSKI, Roman - Date of
birth
9 February 1921 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey -
Hometown
East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11073130 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Nose Gunner -
Unit
407th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 February 1945 - Place of
death
Dunkirk, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 24 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Pasinski (father)
Anna (Sajkiewich) Pasinski (mother)
Stephanie Pasinski (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38735 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Flat Top
Destination: Dresden, Germany
MACR: 12354
More information
S/Sgt Roman Pasinski attended college and was a millwright before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Hartford, Connecticut on 28 July 1942.The plane was shot down by flak.
S/Sgt pasinski didn't leave the airplane and was intially buried at the cemetery of Coudekerque, France.
He was later buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
He is remembered on a plaque on the WWII Memorial at the East Haven Town Green, Connecticut.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Kimberly Solecki Family Tree / U.S. Birth Index, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Torque 43 K, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book 43-K Marfa Texas / Pilot Class Book 43-K Pecos Army Flying School, Texas