Name and Rank, Second Lieutenant Paul J. Durborow.
Unit/Placed in, 349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group (Heavy).
Paul was born approx. on 1922 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania.
Father, Joseph P. Durborow.
Mother, Edith M. (Zimmerman) Durborow.
Sisters, Francis, Edith and Mary Durborow.
Brothers, Joseph P., John B., Bernard and William Durborow.
Paul entered the service from Pennsylvania with service number # 13071102.
Paul‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,
2nd Lt. Jackson E. Phelps Pilot
2nd Lt. Allen S. Rogers Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Paul J. Durborow Navigator
F/O. Lyle L. Johnson Bombardier
T/Sgt. Kenneth S. Goldfarb Radio Operator
T/Sgt. Arthur E. Martin Engineer
S/Sgt. Albert G. Wiggs Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Marshall H. Duplantis Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Donald L. Beasley Top Turret Gunner
Paul was KIA when his plane was hit by FLAK on the way to the mission near Bad Kosen, Germany, on July 29, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Paul is buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten,
Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.
He is buried there beside his brother John B. Durborow.
His Grave at Margraten is adopted by Noël Vijgen.
Thanks to https://100thbg.com/
Jean Louis Vijgen.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Pictures and Info: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/
