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Kohnke Ervin A.

Name:
Ervin A. Kohnke
Rank:
Sergeant
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Unit:
11th Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1945-01-14
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, Illinois
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Ervin A. Kohnke was born on April 24, 1918. He was the son of Gustave E. Kohnke and Hannah L. Kohnke. He served in the 11th Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, Medium as a Sergeant and Gunner of an aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 14, 1945 at the age of 26 in a plane crash in China and is now buried in the Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois, USA. He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.