Name:
Felix J. Scefonas
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
12022429
Unit:
407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-04-24
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Long Island National Cemetery, New York
Plot:
J
Row:
Grave:
15399
Decoration:
Comments:
Felix J. Scefonas was born on October 7, 1921. He served in the 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group as a Sergeant during World War II. SGT Scefonas was the waist gunner on B-17 42-31921 "Lil’ Brat", which on April 24, 1944 headed to Dubendorf, Switzerland for a target mission. They were shot down by an enemy aircraft and crashed to Baltenswil, near Munich and scrapped. He was Killed in Action and was temporarily buried in what was then the American Cemetery in Münsingen, Switzerland. He is now buried in the Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA.