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SLAVKIN, Bernard - Date of
birth
30 August 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Ethnicity
White -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13172313 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
418th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 April 1945 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the coast of Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Abraham Slavkin (father)
Katie (Levinson) Slavkin (mother)
Belle Slavkin (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37636 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Malfunction Junction
Destination: Nürnberg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 13849
More information
Sgt Bernard Slavkin joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve at Keesler Field, Mississippi on 28 October 1943.The airplane was last seen near Liège, Belgium on the route from the target. The weather conditions were very bad and the group fromation was broken up in order to more safely penetrate cloud banks. There appeared to be nothing wrong with the plane. It may have had a fuel problem. Nothing was seen or heard from it after it entered the clouds. It must have crashed or ditched in the North Sea since several bodies washed ashore later.
The entire crew of nine was killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Samuels Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Doc Wilson
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks