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Re: Irving Louis Sanitsky
« Reply #9 on: Monday 19 February 18 10:46 GMT (UK) »
Just in case you haven't come across them - a few interesting articles you may like to read -

Albany NY Times Union - 7 March 1943

3 Yanks On RCAF Casualty List - OTTAWA -  March 6 (AP)—

Royal Canadian Air, Force casualty list today reported two Americans killed on active service overseas and one previously reported missing now reported a prisoner of war.
Killed on active service were Sgt Robert Dale Fattig son of William Fattig, Indianapolis, Ind., and Sgt. Irving Louis Sanitsky, senior Mrs. Simon -Sanitsky Flushing, Long Island. The airman now a prisoner
is Sgt. William David Wendt, son of Mrs. A. W. Wendt, Westport Minn.

http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html

The Long Island City NY Star Journal - 9 March 1943 has a pictire of Sgt Irving Louis Sanitsky.

Flushing Flier Killed; Downed 5 Nazi Ships

A Flushing Hier, Sergeant Irving Louis Sanitsky, 22, of the Royal Canadian Air Force was reported killed in action overseas on Feb. 25, according to an announcement today by the Canadian government.

Sergeant Sanitsky, who lived at 170-07 3,lrd avenue, Flushing,was a rear gunner In one of
the huge British bombers and hadmore than 250 hours of combat flying.He was credited with downing five enemy planes and one "probable."
One of the real veterans of the air, Sanitsky was dubbed "Lucky"by his squadron males for having
come through so many air battles and dangerous missions  unscratched..
Since the first of theyear he had been trying to get atransfer to the U. S. Navy Air Force.
Foresaw 'the End' The thought of impending death appears to have been In the filer's
mind. In one of his last letters to his mother, Mrs. Simon Sanitsky, he wrote:
"Things ar e beginning to get a bit closer to the end, I guess. What end, I just don't know."
Born in Chelsea, Mass., Sergeant Sanitsky was president of his high school class there and later studied aviation mechanics at. the NYA school at Quoddy, Me.
He Joined the RCAF in April1941. and was promoted to sergeant in March 1942.  He was shipped to
England in a huge convoy in May and Immediately went into almostdally combat runs over the continent.
The flying sergeant's feelings toward the part he was playing in the war were expressed in a letter
received by his mother after she had been Informed of his death etc etc..........

Sergeant Sanitsky is survived by his mother and a younger brother.
Sawyer, 18, a second-term student at Bayside High School. Sawyer hopes to follow in the footsteps of his dead brother, not as a gunner, but as a pilot


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« Reply #10 on: Monday 19 February 18 11:23 GMT (UK) »
Netta wife of brother Sawyer Sanitsky - born 4 March 1926 daughter of Morris Eisenberg and Sarah Herman.
Netta passed away 11 September 1996 - Last Residence 91403 Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California.

Had a daughter "M" 22/12/1954 - A son "L" born 20 April 1952 - both living in California.

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Re: Irving Louis Sanitsky
« Reply #11 on: Monday 19 February 18 11:33 GMT (UK) »


On a 6.10.1940 RCAF document it shows his NOK as an uncle called:
Simon Swartz living on Washburn Avenue, Portland, Maine;


1940 census - Casco Street Maine Portland, Cumberland, Maine.

Simon Schwartz   42 Born MA. Credit Manager.
Bessie P Schwartz   45
Daughter Schwartz   8

Portland, Maine, City Directory, 1941 - Simon Schwartz - (Bessie P Schwartz)  84 Washburn Avenue. Portland.

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Re: Irving Louis Sanitsky
« Reply #12 on: Monday 19 February 18 13:18 GMT (UK) »
Sandra, you've certainly found some interesting information there. Thank you most kindly.

Great to see a newspaper article as well. Tail Gunners life expectancy around about that time was five bombing operations. Shooting own five aircraft and having a probable sixth is quite something for a Tail Gunner.



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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 20 February 18 14:53 GMT (UK) »
Pleased to have helped.

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Re: Irving Louis Sanitsky
« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 21 February 18 08:36 GMT (UK) »
I'm very pleased to report that we have made contact with Irving's family.

Thank you very much to those who came forward with information.

Just an additional note, we are close to connecting up with two other British relatives of the crew. I will post on their respective threads if confirmed.

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« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 21 February 18 08:53 GMT (UK) »
Great result. Thank you for the update.

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