Joseph M Duszkiewicz
MilitaryAssigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station Special Orders #77, effective 10 April 1945. Killed In Service 11 November 1945. Final Resting Place or Memorial: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy: Plot G Row 12 Grave 41
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-928303
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-930500
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13173621
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Mechanic/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39101982
- Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Baby Judy : School Marm
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Istre-Le Tubé Air Base
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
7 September 1922 - 7 September 1922 | ||
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Died Killed in Service (KIS) |
11 November 1945 | Aircraft, with crew of 5 and 16 passengers went missing in icing conditions on a flight from Istres, France, to Athens, Greece. | |
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Buried |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy: Plot G Row 12 Grave 41 |
Revisions
Updated his status from "Civilian" to "Military" since his listed "Role/Job" is "Pilot, Co-Pilot, Bombardier or Navigator".
AAIR 45-11-11-501 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15032 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…