Kurzawski Raymond William, Jr.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

F-7A 42-64189 Plaque

Name:

Raymond William, Jr. Kurzawski

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-685944

Unit:

24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photographic Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-11

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Jefferson Barracks National Cem., Missouri

Plot:

Section 82

Row:

Grave:

114B-D

Decoration:

Comments:

Raymond W. Kurzawski, Jr. was born on February 2, 1920 in Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Raymond Kurzawski and Agnes H. Rutkowski Kurzawski. He graduated from Nanticoke High School in 1938 and enlisted into the Army Air Corps on 16 February 1942. Kurtz operated a beauty parlor in Nanticoke before enlisting as an Air Cadet. He served as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator on the F-7A #42-64189 during World War II. He died on August 11, 1944 at the age of 24 and is now buried in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA in a common grave with others.

2Lt Kurzawski 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 but his surname is inscribed as Kurzowski.