Name:
Joseph Wendelin Kucinsky
Rank:
Flight Sergeant
Serial Number:
R/141400
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Death:
1943-06-25
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Kreis Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Joseph Wendelin Kucinsky was born on May 6, 1920, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Joseph Andrew Kucinsky, of Wilkes-Barres, Pennsylvania, and Mary (nee Stefko) Kucinsky (deceased when Joseph enlisted).
Joseph served in the 405 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flight Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 25, 1943, when his Halifax aircraft # HR 816 went missing while making a night attack against Elberfeld, Germany.