Matthew Janiszewski

Military

Matthew Janiszewski was Ball Turret Gunner on B-17 "Liberty Queen" #43-37624, shot down by fighters and crashed near Glauchau, Germany on the 20 July 1944 mission to Leipzig. He managed to evade capture for a few days before being captured on 24 July at 21:30 near Stenn, 4km SW of Zwickau, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

401st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Frank Fusco

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 11070248 at enlistment, then O-815875
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Lowell Ernest Kellogg

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37002396
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Walter Thomas Lease

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13128491 at enlistment, then O-710283
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Navigator

James Engard Morony

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13061140
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Dort Randall Quackenbush

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 35585692
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner

Aircraft

43-37624

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Victory Queen
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 351st Bomb Group, including (RQ-P, serial number 42-97193) and (serial number 43-37920) fly through flak bursts during a mission. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Thoison '557' took pic 20/7/44. Star Duster DS-L MIA 6/8/44.'

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Date: 20 July 1944

Places

Bassingbourn

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Date	Description
Born	15 May 1920	New York State
Enlisted	3 September 1942	Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Other Prisoner of War (POW)	24 July 1944	Evaded for four days until captured at 21:30 near Stenn, 4km SW of Zwickau. NARA WWII POW records : “Interned in Germany. Returned to Military Control 30 May 1945.”
		Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Died		Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Revisions

Date17 Mar 2020 13:54:42

ContributorED-BB

Changes

Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 7283
NARA German captured records - KU 2526 ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293 )
- KU-865A ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/142687464 )
SSDI Social Security Death Index

Date11 Jan 2016 10:19:49

ContributorA. van Erp

Changes

Sources

www.archives.gov

Date27 Sep 2014 18:19:49

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database