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Personal info

Full name
SALL, Henry
Date of birth
10 January 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32177039
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Right Waist Gunner
Unit
367th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1943
Place of death
In the vicinity of Venne, 10 miles northeast of Osnabrück, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 20 1

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Sall (father)
Mary (Rachesky) Sall (mother)
Edward Sall (brother)
Jacob Sall (twinbrother)
Sarah Sall (sister)
Ruth Sall (sister)
Leo Sall (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-3363
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Punchy
Destination: Osnabrück, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the communications facilities
MACR: 1716

More information

Henry Sall was a clerk.

He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at Camp Upton, New York on 18 October 1941.

Enemy aircraft knocked out #1 and #2 engines and severely damaged a wing. Three crew members managed to bail and were taken prisoner; seven men were killed. They were initially buried at the POW cemetery of Achmer air base on 23 December 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / New York Birth Index

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, USAAF forum