TSgt William Edward Sylvester (1919-1944)

TSgt William Edward Sylvester Veteran

Birth

3 Dec 1919

Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA

Death

1 Apr 1944 (aged 24)

France

Burial

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map

Plot

Plot A Row 23 Grave 30

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Radio Op. T/Sgt William E.Sylvester, KIA
Hometown: Lyndhurst, NJ
Squadron: 565th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # 12203136
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Pilot Lt William H. Knowles, POW Lindale, GA

Target:Pforzheim
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 3597
Date Lost: 1-Apr-44
Serial Number: 42-72866
Aircraft Model B-24D-165-CO
Aircraft Letter: Q
Aircraft Name: JACKASS MALE
Location: Pforzheim
Cause: AA 7 KIA, 2 POW

389th BG loses three aircraft to flak on this mission.

Crew of the "JACKASS MALE"
2nd/Lt. William H. Knowles Pilot POW
2nd/Lt. Randolph M. Peale Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Clemens J. Gramling Jr. Navigator KIA
1st/Lt. Jack E. Slaughter Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. . George C. Agee Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. William E. Sylvester Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt. Charles T. Tingle Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Cletus T. Nitsch Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Victor L. Byrd Gunner EVD
Sgt. William M. Bryson Observer KIA
S/Sgt.Allen M. Machia Gunner KIA

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Entered the service from New Jersey.

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William Lawrence Sylvester Jr

Mabel Mary Dougherty Sylvester

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