Name:
Harry S. “Kwaitkowski” Katoski
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-525183
Unit:
388th Fighter Squadron, 365th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-26
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Brittany American, Cemetery St. James, France
Plot:
A
Row:
6
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
1st Lt Harry S. Katoski, pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt 42-28285, took off from A-7 at Azeville on an armed reconnaissance from Granville to S of Saint-Lo. His plane’s engine cut out, no doubt due to the heavy flak fire sustained. Lt Katoski bailed out, but he wasn’t high enough and crashed into the ground before his parachute could open. His body was found some 200m from the wreck.