Name:
Nicholas Plishka
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-790710
Unit:
324th Fighter Group, 314th Fighter Squadron
Date of Death:
1945-02-22
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cem. and Memorial, France
Plot:
J
Row:
18
Grave:
31
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
Lt Nicholas (Nicole) Plishka, pilot of the 324th Fighter Group, died in a sortie from Y-2 Lunéville airfield between January and May 1945. His name is commemorated on the 324th Fighter Group memorial in Lunéville-Croismare Airfield in France but his surname is inscribed as Plischka.