Skopic Peter

Name:

Peter Skopic

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-701322

Unit:

344th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1992-09-16

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Saint John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Pringle, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal

Comments:

Peter Skopic was born on June 16, 1918, in Lehman, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Joseph Skopic and Eva Turinsky Skopic. He served in the 344th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator of B-24 #42-73416 during World War II.

On May 29, 1944, the aircraft participated in a bombing raid over Wiener Neustadt, Austria, a key center for German military aircraft production during World War II. While carrying out the mission, the B-24 came under enemy attack and was shot down over Austrian territory. It eventually crashed near the town of Fischbach, located in the state of Styria (Steiermark). Four crew members lost their lives in the crash, while the others survived and were taken prisoner by German forces.

2nd Lt. Skopic was captured and held as a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft III in Sagan-Silesia, Bavaria. He died on September 16, 1992, and is now buried in the Saint John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Pringle, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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