Bernard Daniel Prabucki

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-24 42-7709 'Maid of Tin' 5-Jan-44; shot down, crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2515



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

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

People

William F Ferguson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-681366
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-7709

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Maid of Tin
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Buffalo, New York, USA 17 February 1923 Son of John and Mary V. [Petyk] Prabucki.

Died

Baltic Sea 5 January 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-24 42-7709 'Maid of Tin' 5-Jan-44; shot down, crashed into Baltic. KIA MACR 2515

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Seething 5 January 1944 Assigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery Tablets Of The Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery Memorialised Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia

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MACR 2515 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database