Rudy Kochevar
Era | WWII |
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Branch | U.S. Army Air Force |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Military Decorations | Purple Heart |
Wall | C |
Wall Side | 3 |
Row | 2 |
Plaque Number | 9 |
Killed in Action 25 Apr 1945
Other MEDALS-RIBBONS: Purple Heart, American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign w/1 Star, World War II Victory
On the last full-scale bombing mission of the European war, Rudy's plane was the final B-17 lost when bombing the Skoda Armament Works at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia.
With love and honor, your family
8th Air Force
B-17 Flying Fortress
327th Bomb Squadron