David I. Rapoport was born on October 6, 1922, in Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Army on July 30, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a sheet metal worker and also as Single, without dependents.

David served in the 509th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Gunner on the B-17G #44-8639 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 8, 1945, when his airplane clipped the high ground on a ridgeside, then skidded along the mountainside of Craig Cwm Llwyd near Barmouth, Wales, and burst into flames. His B-17 was returning to the United States following the conclusion of hostilities in Europe. They were flying from Polebrook in Northamptonshire to the RAF Valley Airfield on Anglesey before the final leg back to the United States. All men aboard his plane were killed as a result of the crash.

Sgt Rapoport is now buried in the -Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA. He was originally interred in England and was later repatriated here on July 21, 1948.

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