Bernard Frank Zyglowicz
MilitaryOn a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39991, High squadron lead. Was seen in formation at bombs away; at 1202 aircraft peeled off and left formation under control; all engines were running, but one may have been hit by flak; last seen going down still under control; flak, crashed 1 km south of Blangermont, France. MACR 2741 2 KIA, 6 POW, 2 Evaded
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Look Homeward Angel
- Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 March 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned |
11 September 1943 | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #93 dated 11 September 1943. Walter R. Carpenter Crew, 20 Combat Missions | |
Other Flak Leave |
21 December 1943 - 28 December 1943 | Ordered to travel to Moulsford Manor (a 'flak house'), Chelsey, Berkshire, for seven days beginning 21 December 1943 on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #171 dated 20 December 1943. | |
Other Evaded |
Germany | 4 May 1944 - 26 August 1944 | Escape and Evasion Report #1600 |
Born |
East Chicago, Indiana, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2741 / MACR 2741, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database