Borys Kany

Military

Assigned to 776BS, 464BG, 15 AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer 17-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA)

 

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-49710) nicknamed "Stevonovitch II (Black Nan)" of the 464th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes and rolls over in midair as a result of a direct flak hit, during a mission over Lugo, Italy, 10 April 1945.

464th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-49073

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ritz
  • Unit: 776th Bomb Squadron 464th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Auburn, New York 21 December 1922 BornAuburn, New York

Enlisted

Syracuse, New York 5 October 1942 EnlistedSyracuse, New York

Buried

Saint Joseph's Cemetery Fleming, New York 1 November 1948 Re-InterredSaint Joseph's CemeteryFleming, New York

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Nagykanza, Hungary Killed in Action (KIA)Nagykanza, Hungary

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