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S/Sgt. Manfred Grunberg

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S/Sgt. Manfred Grunberg Veteran

Birth
Salzkotten, Kreis Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death
29 May 1944 (aged 23)
Burial
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Plot
Tablets of the Missing
Memorial ID
56363910 View Source

Manfred served as a Staff Sergeant & Engineer on B-24H #41-28780, 824th Bomber Squadron, 484th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on October 6, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Draftsmen and also as Single, without dependents.

Manfred was declared "Missing In Action" during the war.

He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.

Service # 33378394

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Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28780 :

Grunberg, Manfred ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, MD
Jorgensen, Stanley P. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, SD
Pearse, Richard M. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, MO

The rest of the crew survived.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

Manfred served as a Staff Sergeant & Engineer on B-24H #41-28780, 824th Bomber Squadron, 484th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on October 6, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Draftsmen and also as Single, without dependents.

Manfred was declared "Missing In Action" during the war.

He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.

Service # 33378394

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28780 :

Grunberg, Manfred ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, MD
Jorgensen, Stanley P. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, SD
Pearse, Richard M. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, MO

The rest of the crew survived.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )


Inscription

S SGT 824 BOMB SQ 484 BOMB GP(H) MD

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Entered the service from Maryland.

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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: 7 Aug 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 56363910
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56363910/manfred-grunberg: accessed ), memorial page for S/Sgt. Manfred Grunberg (20 Jan 1921–29 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56363910, citing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).