Gurba Elmer Gabriel

Monuments

398th Bomber Group Memorial Stained Glass Window

Name:

Elmer Gabriel Gurba

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

35052024

Unit:

603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1945-03-02

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Plot:

Section 110, Soldier's Plot

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Elmer Gabriel Gurba was born on June 1, 1924, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He was the son of John and Susan Gurba. He served in the 603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Radio Operator of B-17 #44-6573 during World War II.

On March 2, 1945, the aircraft was lost during a bombing mission over Germany. The aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters near Chemnitz, Germany, and crashed near Slanı, close to Karlovy in what is now the Czech Republic.

Sgt Gurba was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Elmer G. Gurba's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 1 (left), on Butterfly 2, in the bottom left wing (section C).

Source of information:www.americanairmuseum.com, www.398th.org