John T Grodoski
Military
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UPL 24303
Sgt John T Grodoski Crew chief to Capt Frank E Birtciel 343FS, 55FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Crew chief to Capt Frank E Birtciel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 70th Replacement Depot 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17028562 / O-746027
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Miss Velma Merrimack
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York, NY, USA | 8 January 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 6 June 1942 | |
Died |
Franklin Park, IL, USA | 19 March 1986 | |
Based |
Wormingford | 2 December 1945 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.55th.org roster