Charles Joseph Kukawski
MilitaryCrew list for 17-Jul-43: Lt Willis C Carlisle, Lt Charles R Bigler, Lt John W Bradley, Lt Joseph G Glaser Jr, T/Sgt Benjamin B Johnson, T/Sgt Albert P Tyler, Cpl Charles J Kukawski, Sgt James A Dyson, Sgt Vernon F Bennett, Sgt John A Stachura.
Pictured L-R:
Rear: 2Lt Lt Charles R Bigler, 1Lt Willis C Carlisle, Lt Joseph G Glaser Jr, Lt John W Bradley.
Front: Cpl Charles J Kukawski, T/Sgt Benjamin B Johnson, T/Sgt Albert P Tyler, Sgt John A Stachura.
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379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 194
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 13 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget in B-17 42-29866; Shot down by flak 16-Aug-43. After he was shot down, lived with about 90 different families before he was captured. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1352.
Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736081
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Peter Wabbit
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Judy B
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Scarlett O'Hara
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Jane ll
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA | 2 October 1922 | Son of Evelyn Jane Kukawski. |
Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI | 4 July 1942 | Kalamazoo, Michigan. |
Other Baled out EVD / POW |
Le Bourget, FR | 16 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget in B-17 42-29866; Shot down by flak 16-Aug-43. After he was shot down, lived with about 90 different families before he was captured. POW MACR 1352 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 16 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
26 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
24 September 1947 | Enlisted USAF. | |
Other Discharged USAF |
1 July 1949 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Grand Rapids, MI | 1 November 2000 | |
Buried |
Holy Cross Cemetery, Grand Rapid, MI | 5 November 2000 | Holy Cross Cemetery, Grand Rapid, Michigan |
Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Kimbolton | 16 August 1943 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1352 / MACR 1352/wife / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database