John J Michalski
MilitaryAssigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Mannheim in 43-38092; A/C disintegrated after hit by flak in bomb bay. Crashed Ludwigshafen. Baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 8845
Awards: AM (OLC), PH (OLC), 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 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32357621 / O-758272
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1944
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 |
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Born |
Massachusetts, USA | 27 November 1924 | Son of Joseph and Blanche [Rembisiewski] Michalski. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Devens, MA | 15 July 1943 | Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
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Other Baled out POW |
Ludwigshafen, Germany | 9 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Mannheim in 43-38092; A/C disintegrated after hit by flak in bomb bay. Baled out Ludwigshafen. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 8845 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 9 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
31 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Gardner, MA | 28 March 2010 | |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Kimbolton | 9 September 1944 | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Pine Grove Cemetery Templeton, Worcester County, MA | Pine Grove Cemetery Templeton, Worcester County, MA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8845 / MACR 8845; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 321 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database