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2LT
Edward Anthony Supinski
77th
BS/28th BG(H)
O-731112
Home state: OH
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Acknowledgement: Information courtesy of
American Battlefield Monument Commission and Mark Bacon |
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Second Lieutenant,
0-731112
77th BS, 28th BG,
Heavy
Entered the Service
from: Ohio
Died: December 30, 1942
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii
Awards: Purple Heart
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Mark
Bacon, historian for the 28th BG website:
LT.
Supinski was a bombardier with the 77th Bomb Squadron and his
aircraft was shot down on a bombing raid to Kiska.
His aircraft was hit by AA fire over Kiska
and was last seen as it struck the sea
between Kiska and Segula. Neither
the plane or any of its crew were recovered.
The aircraft was a B-25D #9747 and the Pilot was 1st Lt. Jules
J. Constantine Jr. The aircraft had
a crew of six when it crashed.
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Crew
list on December 30, 1942:
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Rank
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Name |
Position
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Serial
#
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Fate
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1LT
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Jules
J. Constantine, Jr. |
Pilot
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O-427303 |
KIA
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1LT |
Thomas
(NMI) Pfeiler |
CP
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O-724820 |
KIA
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2LT |
Edward
A. Supinski |
BOM
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O-731112 |
KIA
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1LT
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Sam
P. Couris |
NAV
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O-435141 |
KIA
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S/SGT
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Henry
S. Jones, Jr. |
Gunner |
14041481 |
KIA |
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S/SGT
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Andrew
A. Malchau |
Gunner |
17029042 |
KIA |
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