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Alfred Anthony FAFLIK Jr
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Source : Jennifer
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-720465 | ||||||
| AGE | 26 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 21 August 1918 | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | Cuyahoga, OHIO | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Spouse : Dolores Levenduski FAFLIK Parents : Alfred & Charlotte FAFLIK Siblings : Martin, Betty; Marylou & Raymong | ||||||
| RANK |
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| FONCTION | Radio | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | March 1944 | ||||||
| COMPANY | Headquarter | ||||||
| GROUP | 15th US Air Force | ||||||
| ARMY | U.S Army Air Forces, MTOUSA (Mediterranean Theather of Operation USA) | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 February 1945 |
Source : Victor DANIEL | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Chatel-Montagne, ALLIER | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-25 Mitchell - type D-30 - s/n 43-3450
Macr : 15826 Takeoff Italy The plate of Châtel-Montagne is wrong: only the Brig/G Eaton and Lt Faflik are part of this plane - The other members mentioned are part of 2 B-17 collided the same day over the Moselle: 2Lt Baland and S/Sgt Horton on the 43-38699 and 2Lt Leonard and Cpl Mannies on 43-38167 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Luynes Cemetery, Aix-En-Provance N°3551 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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Source : Andy |
Source : Andy | ||||||
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Alfred FAFLIK was born in 1918, the eldest of five children. The family lived in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from West High School and spent three years at the Ohio College of Chiropody in Cleveland studying podiatry. He married Dolores FEDENLUSKI. Subsequently he was employed at the Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co. as an inspector due to his level of study.
In 1943 he was declared a priority in the service, so he began his service in March 1944 and joined the US Air Force officer corps. He was qualified as a naval officer and sent to the Mediterranean theatre at the US Air Force Headquarters. He’s on board B-25 Mitchell. On January 17, 1945, he wrote to his little brother Raymond: "I think I will soon see very beautiful landscapes and transported important people." On February 6, the 2nd Lt FAFLIK took off from an airfield in Italy with Maj. GROBMYER and B/Gen. EATON flying a B-25. | |||||||
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But along the way the plane suffered a mechanical failure and crashed near Chatel-Montagne at about 14:30. No crew member will survive. |
Source : Calameo.com & Wikipedia | ||||||
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Crew of B-25 Mitchell - type D-30 - s/n 43-3450
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| Maj | John Cassin "Jack" | GROBMYER | Pilot | Dead | St Johns Cem, Carrolton, Kentucky |
O-561155 - 25 yo - Son of Stanley A et Hester B Grobmeyer - Carrolton, Kentucky |
| Brig/G | William Herbert | EATON | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan |
O-906080 - LégionOfMérit+1 - Son of 29/04/1906 à Buffalo - Resid: New York, New York |
| 2Lt | Alfred Anthony Jr FAFLIK | Navigator | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan |
O-720465 - 26 yo - Son of Alfred Anthony Faflik et Charlotte Lucille Schwartz-Faflik; époux de Mrs Dolores D. Faflik - Cleveland, Ohio USA | |
| Sgt | John William | ESCHMANN | Radio | Dead | Marietta Nat Cem. K.4021.A - Marietta, Georgia |
36518026 - 24 yo - Son of Mrs Marjorie Eschmann - Chicago, Illinois |
| Sgt | Rocco R | BRANGIFORTE | Gunner | Dead | Wyoming Cem. Melrose, Massachusetts |
11087802 - 25 yo - Son of Phillip et Rosaria Brangiforte, South Boston, Massachusetts USA - Epoux de Grace R A Brangiforte, Melrose, Massachusetts |
| Cpl | Victor | CHICARELLI | Gunner | Dead | Mount Calvary Cem. Raton, New Mexico |
38349493 - 22 yo - Son of Mrs Lena Chicarelli, Brilliant, New Mexico |
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Source : Calameo.com |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Victor Daniel - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Fold3.com |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |