Stephen A Milewski
MilitaryStephen Milewski was a Right Waist gunner in the 463rd Bomb Group / 775th Bomb Squadron (15th Air Force), in Italy. He was on board B-17 # 42-31685 on the 10 May 1944 mission to the Wiener Neustadt aircraft factory, Austria. Made a Prisoner of War (POW) - Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 4660. Wounded, Stephen Milewski was captured by the Germans near the crash location of his B-17. He was brought to an hospital and his wounds were cared for. The MACR mentions that on 25 May 1944 he and Ball Turret gunner Eugene Parker left Luftwaffe Hospital 5/XVII in Felbring (Muthmannsdorf), ±25km NE of Vöstenhof, Austria. Put on a train, they arrived in Vienna and after a long and painful voyage, landed in the POW camp Stalag Luft 4 in Gross Tychow (Tychowo, Poland). Milewski was liberated during a forced march on 1 or 2 May 1945 by the Russians.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Service Numbers: 32573761
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 32869413
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 775th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35792727
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 16079053
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Delaware, United States | 28 April 1924 | the son of Peter Milewski |
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Enlisted |
Camden, New Jersey, United States | 17 February 1943 | |
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Other Made a Prisoner of War (POW) |
near Schrattenbach, Austria | 10 May 1944 | Captured around noon near Schrattenbach, ±6km North of Vöstenhof |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Gross Tychow/Tychowo, Poland | 10 May 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Wounded, he was cared for at the Luftwaffe Hospital in Felbring (Muthmannsdorf), ±25km NE of Vöstenhof, Austria. Put on a train, arrived in Vienna and interned in the POW camp Stalag Luft 4 in Gross Tychow (Tychowo, Poland). NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 8 June 1945” |
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Died |
Havertown, Pennsylvania, United States | 28 October 1994 | |
| Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
Revisions
MACR 4660
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
"Searching for Stanley - Unforgotten Hero of World War II", by Kay Hughes, niece and Harold E. Dwyer, brother, of Pilot Stanley N. Dwyer (iUniverse books - 2011)
Contacts with the Stanley Dwyer family.