Maranz Henry S.

Name:

Henry S. Maranz

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

32590448

Unit:

84th Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-06

State:

New Jersey

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, France

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Henry S. Maranz entered the military service in New Jersey. He served in the 84th Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group as a Technical Sergeant during World War II. TSGT Maranz lost his life on June 6, 1944. He was one the crew of the C-47 Skytrain #42-100803. The crew was taking part in their first combat mission during D-Day over Normandy, France. After all paratroopers bailed out, the aircraft was shot down by the German flak, dove into the ground and crashed in a field near Cherbourg. All four crew members were killed. TSGT Maranz was declared Missing in Action and is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

C-47 #42-100803 crew:
Pilot: 1st Lt. Jack A Lawson, KS
Co Pilot: 2nd Lt. Donald W Handegaard, MN
Radio Operator: Sgt. Charles R Kittle, OH
Bombardier: T/Sgt. Henry S Maranz, NJ

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