Sabotka John W.

Monuments

Tamerville Cemetery American Aviators Memorial

Name:

John W. Sabotka

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

33247709

Unit:

349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-04-28

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Saint John Cantius Catholic Church Cemetery, Windber, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

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John W. Sabotka was born on January 5, 1921. He served in the 349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner on the B-17 #42-107056 during World War II.

On April 28, 1944, his crew took off from Station 139 airfield in Thorpe Abbotts, England, on a mission to destroy V1 sites. At 10:26 AM, their plane was shot down by flak and crashed in Tamerville, France. The plane was partially evacuated, but those who didn't make it died in the incident. SSgt Sabotka was one of the casualties. All the bodies were initially buried in the American cemetery in Cherbourg. His final resting place is in the Saint John Cantius Catholic Church Cemetery, Windber, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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