Henry J. Zurawski

	NAME Henry Joseph Zurawski				NICKNAME —			MCSN 316978
	HOME OF RECORD 3206 LaGrange Street, Toledo, OH				NEXT OF KIN Parents, Frank & Mary Zurawski
	DATE OF BIRTH 1919		DATE OF ENLISTMENT July 21, 1941				DATE OF LOSS November 19, 1942
	REGION Central Pacific	CAMPAIGN / AREA Midway		CASUALTY TYPE Non-Battle Death		UNIT VMSB-241			DUTY Gunner
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS 19 November 1942 was a routine day for VMSB-241. The schedule called for the usual patrols and sector searches around the Midway Islands, as well as a healthy dose of training for the brand-new pilots who had just arrived on station two days before. At 1020 hours, two of these pilots – Second Lieutenants Raymond E. Gorton and Neil A. Vestal – were involved in a mid-air collision a few miles off Midway. As the two stricken bombers fell from the sky, three parachutes were seen to open. Both pilots and one gunner, Corporal Leonard Criswell, managed to escape from their planes. The fourth man – Corporal Henry Zurawski, gunner for Lt. Gorton – could not get out, and went down with his bomber. Zurawski was declared dead the day of the incident. His remains could not be recovered.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS —					LAST KNOWN RANK Corporal
STATUS OF REMAINS Not Recovered					MEMORIALS National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

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