Simon John Wilczek
Military
Photo received from son Wayne Wilczek
Object Number - UPL 44071 - Simon John Wilczek (photo via son Wayne)
Shot down, crashed Coimères, near Bazas, France on 15 June 1944 in B-17 #42-38009. Evaded (EVD). Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2297. For more details about his evasion, see his page at http://www.evasioncomete.org/fwilczesj.html
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39544259
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16088694
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15171172
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18137802 at enlistment, then T-123005
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 42011295 at the time of enlistment, then O-815102
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Loyal, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States | 17 November 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
15 January 1943 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
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Other Evaded capture |
France | 15 June 1944 - 26 September 1944 | with the help of French citizens and members of the Maquis |
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Died |
20 October 2009 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Loyal, Oklahoma | |||
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Enlisted |
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Buried |
Simon Wilczek rests at the Kingfisher Cemetery, Oklahoma |
Revisions
MACR 5799
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2297
E-mail exchange with son Wayne
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5799 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
