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Borucki Robert A.

Name:
Robert A. Borucki
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
37394538
Unit:
718th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-01-30
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta (FI), I
Plot:
A
Row:
14
Grave:
18
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:

S/SGT Robert A Borucki was born in 1916 and was from Missouri. He was killed on January 30, 1944 while serving as a crew member (Gunner) on B-24 (42-7730) 718th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, 47th Bomber Wing when his plane was shot down by an enemy fighter. B-24 (42-7730) was part of a large bombing raid on an airfield in Campoformido, Italy. On the return trip, the formation was attacked by enemy fighters and the plane was shot down with a complete loss of life. The plane crashed in Campolongo where the town placed a plaque in 2011 to remember the sacrifice of the crew.