Michael W Miskewich
Military
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FRE 2107
Personnel of the 491st Bomb Group at a mission briefing. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Final Briefing Rhine Supply Mission 3-24-45. Capt Miskewich facing in cap, think in the jacket in foreground- Reed.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 855BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. He served in the United States Army/Air Force and attained the rank of Lt. Col., receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was on active duty from 1941 until 1945, and retired from the Air Force Reserve in 1968.
Awards: DFC, 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
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicopee, MA | 8 May 1918 | Son of Wasil W and Elizabeth [Hotz] Miskewich. |
Enlisted |
Springfield, MA | 12 March 1941 | Springfield, Massachusetts |
Died |
Tampa, FL | 27 November 1999 | |
Buried |
Green River Cemetery Greenfield, Franklin County, MA | Green River Cemetery Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts | |
Based |
Metfield | Assigned to 855BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
491st BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia