Name:
Robert Stanley Krijak
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
32177037
Unit:
369th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1942-11-23
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
K
Row:
10
Grave:
22
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Sgt Robert Stanley Krijak, radio operator of the B-17F 41-24478, took off from Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over St Nazaire’s submarine pens. Over the target area it was attacked by heavy flak and enemy fighters, forcing a lucky few crew members to bail out before the plane exploded in mid-air.