John Ladislaus Borowski

Military
media-37017.jpeg UPL 37017 Wilbur H. Turner Crew
446th BG - 705th BS

Standing Left to Right: Willard A. Hill (CP), Blaine H. Barritt (B), Wilbur H. Turner (P), Hyman Natkis (N)

Kneeling Left to Right: Waldo W. Glass (RO), A.C. Brossett (WG), Dean G. Aitken (BTG), Joseph J. Sabarich (TTG), Harry F. Meeker (TG), John Borowski (G)

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Object Number - UPL 37017 - Wilbur H. Turner Crew 446th BG - 705th BS Standing Left to Right: Willard A. Hill (CP), Blaine H. Barritt (B), Wilbur H. Turner (P), Hyman...

B-24 'Do-Jim-Don' #42-94859 shot down by flak and fighter aircraft, crashed near Rennes 12 June 1944. Evaded (EVD)

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

People

Wilbur H Turner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-792356
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (RT-F, serial number 42-94859) nicknamed "Do-Jin-Don" of the 446th Bomb Group, featuring Donald Duck. Image via Albert R Krassman Jr. Written on slide casing: 'Do-Jin-Don.'

42-94859

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dodgin Don
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cicero, Illinois 12 August 1916

Enlisted

Chicago, Illinois 8 June 1942

Other

Shot Down/Evadee

Chartes de Bretagne, France 12 June 1944

Died

Chicago, Illinois 20 January 1997

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5802; The 446 Revisited, pg 246

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Object number: UPL 37017 - Wilbur H. Turner Crew 446th BG - 705th BS Standing...