Joseph Francis Kotlarz
MilitaryIWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Crewmamber B-17 'Kipling's Error III'. 25 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Re-enlisted USAF serving in Korea conflict.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kipling's Error the III
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Omaha, NE | 2 November 1914 | Son of Franciszek and Stefania 'Stella' Kotlarz. |
Enlisted |
27 April 1942 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
10 March 1951 | ||
Other Discharged USAF |
20 March 1952 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
13 March 2004 | ||
Buried |
Saint Johns Cemetery Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE | 17 March 2004 | Saint Johns Cemetery Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska |
Based |
Snetterton Heath | Assigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia