John Stanley Spirodek
Military ROLL OF HONOURRadio Operator
Robert Murgatroyd Crew
401st BG - 613th BS
KIA 20 July 1944
Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 12 x combat missions. Shot down 20-Jul-44 in B-17 42-31037 "Pistol Packin' Mama". Killed in Action (KIA). Noted in MACR to have passed out (Anoxia) and so been attached by static line and thrown out by crewmates and possibly been killed by civilians. MACR 7545
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-757248
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cook County, IL | 13 January 1923 | Son of Piotr A Sr and Amalia,[Jarecki] Spirodek. |
Chicago, Illinois | 29 June 1942 | 3620 N. Cornilea Avenue Worked for Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. | |
Based 401st BG Combat Tour |
Deenethorpe | 12 June 1944 - 20 July 1944 | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
Weimar, Germany | 20 July 1944 | Shot down 20-Jul-44 in B-17 42-31037 'Pistol Packin' Mama'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7545 |
Buried |
Weimar, Germany | 25 July 1944 | Interred Weimar cemetery. |
Buried |
Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery Niles, Cook County, IL | 29 January 1949 | Re-Interred Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery Niles, Cook County, Illinois |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/706077969/blank-u-s-wwii-hospital-admissio…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82083042/john-s-spirodek
Removed # from A/C Serail No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 7545 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
See also: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=spirodek&GSbyrel=…;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7545,
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