John Henry Markiewicz

Military

Shot down 22 May 1944 in B-17 42-102402. Prisoner of War (POW). Mission was to Kiel. Re-enlisted with the Counter Intelligence Corp in Spet 45 thru 48



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 22 May 1944 Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Died

10 February 2006

Born

Buffalo, New York, USA

Buried

Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an Association to Dulag Luft 12 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Added an Association to “Grafton Underwood”, the home base of the 384th BG.

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- MACR 4954;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2451

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4954 / MACR 4954, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database