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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Alex Datzenko

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Honored By

Ms. Dorothy Finick Rychley

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

COMMISSIONED IN AUGUST 1943. SPENT 16 MONTHS IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AS A FIGHTER PILOT. SAW ACTION IN NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION. MEMBER OF THE FLYING KNIGHTS IN THE 49TH FIGHTER GROUP. AFTER 123 MISSIONS, RETURNED TO THE U.S. AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BASED IN NORTH CAROLINA. KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON JULY 30, 1945 AT SUFFOLK COUNTY ARMY AIR BASE ON LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL.