Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 9, 1946.
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Son of Mrs. Sophie Kahn who resided in Brooklyn, New York.
Seymour served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Seymour was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12083769
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Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mrs. Sophie Kahn who resided in Brooklyn, New York.
Seymour served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Seymour was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12083769
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 9, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son of Mrs. Sophie Kahn who resided in Brooklyn, New York.
Seymour served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Seymour was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12083769
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son of Mrs. Sophie Kahn who resided in Brooklyn, New York.
Seymour served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24L #44-41422, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
B-24L #44-41422 took off, with a crew of 10, from Kornasoren Airdrome, Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia on a bombing mission. They were contacted once by radio and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Seymour was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12083769
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24L #44-41422:
Curletti, Peter ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Dolenga, Raymond C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MI
Flood, Durward R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Foster, Donald V ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Kahn, Seymour ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kizer, Gayle W ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Kornblum, Lester ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NY
Pfeiffer, David G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MO
Pritzker, Beryl ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Reynolds, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OH
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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