Name:
Arthur J. Baranick
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-746019
Unit:
338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-14
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
Plot:
A
Row:
10
Grave:
30
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt Arthur J. Baranick, pilot of the P-38 Lightning 42-68130 “Paper Doll”, took off from station F-159 in Wormingford, Essex, UK on an escort mission to Fontainebleau. He was shot down by German fighters at 0800. He bailed out too low. His body was found entangled in his parachute.