Joseph C Rutkowski
MilitaryAssigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Suffered mechanical failure on Linz mission 25-Nov-44; crashed Iesi due to ground haze and late lighting of flare path; Survived crash MACR 7536. Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lackawanna County, PA | 29 October 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 7 August 1943 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Other Survived Crash Landing |
Iesi, Italy | 25 November 1944 | Suffered mechanical failure on Linz mission 25-Nov-44; crashed Iesi due to ground haze and late lighting of flare path; Survived crash MACR 7536. Returned to Duty (RTD) |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
20 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Oldsmar, FL | 1 March 2002 | |
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Buried |
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL | 4 March 2002 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, FL |
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Based |
Lucera | Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/image/29429751
https://www.fold3.com/record/19448303-joseph-c-rutkowski
https://www.fold3.com/record/87282240-joseph-c-rutkowski
https://www.fold3.com/record/625467924-joseph-rutkowski-1924
https://www.301bg.com/Rukowski_Joseph_R9548_301BG.cfm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48964869/joseph-c-rutkowski