Alexander R Sokol
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: 1Lt Richard E Smith, 2Lt John E Schilling, 2Lt Harry G Hopple, 2Lt Louis Metz.
Middle L-R: S/Sgt Alexander R Sokol, S/Sgt Walter J Norton Jr, S/Sgt Worth W Heaslet, S/Sgt Paul J Bertsch.
Front: T/Sgt Warren J Wooten.
USAAF Photo.
Object Number - UPL 50258 - Richard E Smith crew, 392BG. Rear L-R: 1Lt Richard E Smith, 2Lt John E Schilling, 2Lt Harry G Hopple, 2Lt Louis Metz. Middle L-R: S/Sgt...
Assigned to 578BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick in B-24 42-95060 19-May-44; shot down by fighter Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4925.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-683555
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 4 November 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Died |
Gevensleben, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick in B-24 42-95060 19-May-44; Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4925 |
|
Born |
Long Island City, New York, USA | Son of John Sokol. | |
|
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot K Row 11 Grave 13 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Wendling | 19 May 1944 | Assigned to 578BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ABMC, MACR 4925 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4925 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
