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| Persoonsgegevens:
Joseph nmi Cohen (nmi = no middle initial: geen middelste voorletter) Geboren: 5 maart, 1923 Joodse afkomst Adres tijdens WO 2: 1511 Asbury Place, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh 17, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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| Familie:
Vader: Lazarus Cohen, 1511 Asbury Place, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh 17, Pennsylvania Vader was eigenaar van de Northumberland Cleaning And Tailoring Company, 5878 Northumberland Avenue, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA Moeder: Rachel Cohen 3 Zussen: Mrs. Frank Abromavitz (Anne), Mrs. Bernard Epstein, Mrs. Leonard Goit 2 broers: Louis Cohen en William A Cohen (uit London, Engeland) |
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| Training:
In diensttreding: 30 juli, 1940, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Datum van daadwerkelijke inzet in actieve dienst: 30 mei, 1944 Tandheelkundige rapporten/kaarten in IDPF:
Document medische keuring om te mogen vliegen op grote hoogte: “Physical examination for flying”: “Qualified for flights to30,000 feet, June 1944, Lincoln, Nebraska” (goedgekeurd voor vluchten tot 30.000 voet, juni 1944, Lincoln, Nebraska) |
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| Eenheid:
Crew # 30 Gaik, 569th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bombardment Group, Heavy, 8th Air Force ASN 0-777436 (aanvankelijk ASN 13009992) 2nd LT, Bombardier |
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| Missies:
16 missies: 15 met crew # 30 Gaik en 1 met crew # 35 Position Crew # Date AC serial # Mission Target
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| MIA/KIA/OVERLEEFD:
MIA: 31 december, 1944 Officieel KIA op 24 februari, 1945 KIA: missie # 16, 31 december, 1944, 11.00 uur (overdag) (of 11.57), missie # 235 naar Hamburg, Duitsland met crew 35 pilot Monit (vliegtuigcrash): plaats van overlijden/crash: Maschen, Duitsland (12 mijlen ten zuiden van Hamburg). Begraven door de Duitse militairen op het burgerlijk kerkhof van Maschen (nabij Lüneburg), Duitsland op 4 januari, 1945 (Burgemeester van Maschen: Dr. Adolf Streitmann) / Joseph was begraven in 1 graf samen met 4 andere onbekende/ongeïdentificeerde vliegeniers.
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| Na de oorlog:
Herbegraven in Neuville-en-Condroz, België (N-1-20) ten zuidwesten van Luik; naar Amerika teruggebracht per schip in 1949. Vervolgens werd het vervoer van zijn stoffelijk overschot per trein # 12 van Columbus, Ohio op 9 mei, 1949 naar Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania op verzoek van de familie uitgesteld; vader Lazarus was ziek (hartklachten en trombose) en verbleef hiervoor in Florida om te herstellen en aan te sterken. Het uitstel van vervoer van het stoffelijk overschot duurde tot 17 juni 1949. De begrafenis werd gehouden op zondag 19 juni, 1949. Contact-adres: Jewish War Veterans of the United States, 107, Sixth street, Pittsburgh 22, PA Joseph werd begraven op Beth Shalom Cementery – Shaler township, Pennsylvania |
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| Personal information:
Joseph nmi Cohen (nmi = no middle initial) Date of birth: May 5, 1923 Jewish Address: 1511 Asbury Place, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh 17, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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| Family:
Father: Lazarus Cohen, 1511 Asbury Place, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh 17, Pennsylvania Father was owner of the Northumberland Cleaning And Tailoring Company, 5878 Northumberland Avenue, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA Mother: Rachel Cohen 3 Sisters: Mrs. Frank Abromavitz (Anne), Mrs. Bernard Epstein, Mrs. Leonard Goit 2 brothers: Louis Cohen and William A Cohen (from London, England) |
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| Training:
Enlistment: July 30 1940, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Date of entry on current active service: May 20, 1944 Dental chards:
Document: “Physical examination for flying”: “Qualified for flights to30,000 feet, June 1944, Lincoln, Nebraska |
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| Unit:
Crew # 30 Gaik, 569th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bombardment Group, Heavy, 8th Air Force ASN 0-777436 (aanvankelijk ASN 13009992) 2nd LT, Bombardier |
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| Missions:
16 missions: 15 with crew # 30 Gaik and 1 with crew # 35 Position Crew # Date AC serial # Mission Target
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| MIA/KIA/SURVIVED:
MIA: December 31, 1944 Officially KIA on February 24, 1945 KIA: mission 16, December 31, 1944, 11.00 o’clock (day), mission # 235 to Hamburg, Germany with crew 35 pilot Monit (plane crash): place of death/crash: Maschen, Germany (12 milessouth of Hamburg). Buried by the German Military at civilian Cemetery of Maschen (near Lüneburg), Germany on January 4, 1945 (Bürgermeister of Maschen: Dr. Adolf Streitmann) / was buried in 1 grave with 4 other unknown/unidentified flyers. |
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| After the War:
Re-buried at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium (N-1-20) southwest of Liege; shipped to USA in 1949 Remains by train number 12 from Columbus, Ohio on May 9, 1949 to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was delayed on request of the family; father Lazarus was ill (his heart and thrombosis) and was staying in Florida for recuperation. The delay for shipment of the remains was till June 17th. The funeral services was held on Sunday June 19, 1949. Contact-address: Jewish War Veterans of the United States, 107, Sixth street, Pittsburgh 22, PA Buried at Beth Shalom Cementery – Shaler township, Pennsylvania |
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