Name:
Stephen A., Jr. Koleszarik
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
13030228
Unit:
574th Bomber Squadron, 391st Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Baltimore National Cemetery, Maryland
Plot:
E
Row:
O
Grave:
5031
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Stephen A. Koleszarik Jr., mechanic of the B-26 Marauder 42-95851 “Vivacious Veronica”, took off from station 166 in Matching Green, Essex, UK on a bombing mission over Nogent-le-Roi’s bridge. The plane was shot down by flak at 1910. Only SSgt Hanzl survived.