DURBOROW, Paul J
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DURBOROW, Paul J
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| Servicenumber: |
O-710240 |
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| Age: |
23 |
| Born: |
1921, Dauphin, Pennsylvania |
| Hometown: |
Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
| Family: |
Joseph P. Durborow (Father)
Edith M. Durborow (Mother)
Joseph P. Durborow (Brother)
John B. Durborow (Brother)
Edith Durborow (Sister)
Mary Durborow (Sister) |
| Rank: |
Second Lieutenant |
| Function: |
Navigator |
| Regiment: |
- |
| Battalion: |
- |
| Division – Transport: |
8th Air Force |
| Company – Squadron: |
349th Bomber Squadron |
| Unit – Group: |
100th Bomber Group, Heavy |
Plane data:
(Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) |
Serialnumber: 42-31723
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Sparky
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Strategic
MACR: 7810 |
| Date of death: |
29 July 1944 |
| Status: |
KIA |
| Place of death: |
Bad Kossen, Germany |
| Spot: |
Highway Niedermollern |
| Awards: |
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart |
| Gravenumber: |
Plot P, Row 6, Grave 13 |
| Cemetery: |
American War Cemetery Margraten |
| Biography: |
http://www.soldiersoffreedom.nl/Durborow.ned.htm |
| Other information: |
He has been buried next to his brother John, who was killed in Germany. |
Source of information: Jean Louis Vijgen, www.ancestry.com 1930 Census, www.fold3.com MACR
Photo source: Jeannick Tapella and Michel Beckers
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