Missing SSGT Kohn, Sidney L. – 37133071
Sidney L. Kohn – 37133071 is a World War II Missing in Action (MIA) Staff Sergeant whose name is engraved at the Tablets of the Missing at World War II Margraten U.S. Cemetery and Memorial in The Netherlands. His name is adopted by Peter Mulder, Study Group Missing Soldier board member.
About SSGT Kohn – 37133071
| Name: Kohn, Sidney L. |
| Initials: Sidney Lee |
| Rank: Staff Sergeant (SSGT), Waist Gunner |
| Service number: 37133071 |
| Status: Missing in Action (MIA) |
| Missing since: May 21, 1943 |
| Unit: 8th Air Force, 324th Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy |
| Commemorated: Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands Margraten U.S. Cemetery and Memorial |
| Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart |
| Adopted by: Peter Mulder, Study Group Missing Soldier board member |
Circumstances
SSGT Sidney Lee Kohn ditched in the North-Sea with B-17F – 20-BO Aircraft S/N 41-24515 (Jersey Bounce / Marie Jane, Call DF-H), during mission #42. Ten crewmen were killed during this mission with target Wilhelmshaven, German Naval Yards (91st lost four B-17s that mission). Aircraft was attacked between 12:35 and 13:10 by Fw190 and Ju88 Aircraft.
Aircraft data
Serial number: 41-24515
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Marie Jane
Target: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing
Missing Air Crew Report (MACR): 3458
Family
Father: Herman Kohn
Mother: Mollie B. (Tanenbaum) Kohn
Sisters: Marcella Kohn & Estelle Kohn
Brothers: Gilbert Kohn, Melvin Kohn, Stanley Kohn & Charles Kohn
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