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WALUCK, Adolph - Date of
birth
12 August 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Religion
Catholic
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6147823 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
563rd Bombardment Squadron,
388th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 April 1944 - Place of
death
Baltic Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 24 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Anthony Waluck (father)
Mary Waluck (mother)
Chester Waluck (brother)
Stanley Waluck (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107076 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Poznan, Polen
MACR: 3656
More information
The Target for the 45th CW was the Focke-Wulf Aircraft Factory at Poznan, and the Target for the 13th CW was the aircraft parts plant at Krezinki, both located in North Western Poland. The 4th CW attacked the Heinkel Works at Warnemunde.On 27 June the body of the Right waist gunner, Sgt Adolph Waluck, was found in the water near Stouby Klint. It was brought to the Mortuary in Nykobing by the local police. On 28 June was laid to rest in the Svino Cemetery. His remains were disinterred on 8 May 1948 and were evacuated to the American Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz in Belgium, where he still has his final rest these days.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, Ancestry.com - Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, Massachusetts Federal Naturalization Records
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