Richard William Balacek

Military
Richard Balacek UPL 61932 UPL 61932 S/Sgt Richard W Balacek

USAAF Photo

Richard William Balacek

Object Number - UPL 61932 - S/Sgt Richard W Balacek

Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 35 x missions on 'Snuffy'





Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

 

NB: Surname anglicised to Blake.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97251

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snuffy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, Ohio 16 April 1924 Born Cleveland, Ohio

Died

15 September 2010

Buried

Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Seville, Ohio 18 September 2010 Interred Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Seville, Ohio

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/679267392

https://www.fold3.com/image/122257449

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62385944/richard-william-blake

https://obits.cleveland.com/us/obituaries/cleveland/name/richard-blake-…

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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Richard Balacek

Object number: UPL 61932 - S/Sgt Richard W Balacek

Richard Balacek

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