Victor S Doroski
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 25 x missions as a co-pilot. KIA 8 February 1945. While flying a Joker night-photo mission, he and his navigator Capt. Jacob Hochman were killed. A photo flash bomb failed to release and ignited in the bomb bay, destroying the aircraft. He was the first to pilot an OSS 'Joan Eleanor' mission. He piloted at least 3 OSS missions before going MIA on the 8 February 1945 mission.
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12055870 / O-727016
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12029790 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Calverton, Suffolk County, New York, United States | 23 March 1922 | the son of Polish-born John B. Doroski and his wife Eva |
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Died |
Detmold, Germany | 8 February 1945 | On 8 February 1945, two Joker night-photo ships were dispatched by the 25th BG to photograph Misburg and Hamburg. The Deurog Synthetic Oil Refinery at Misburg had 10/10ths clouds so Hannover was photographed as a target of opportunity by the first Mosquito. The second aircraft conveyed Capts. Doroski/Hochman (NS583). Both men were airborne at 01:58 hours and last contact with the crew occurred at 02:55 by the continental ground station Nuthouse. When the crew failed to return, Watton contacted 12 Group but the RAF maintained no plots on this aircraft. A search conducted in the area covered by the Mosquito resulted in no trace of either plane or crew. Later, a Luftwaffe report delivered through the International Red Cross stated: A Mosquito crashed near Oberschönhagen, 6 km east of Detmold. Fire destroyed 99% of the aircraft. Hochman and an unknown body (probably that of Captain Doroski) were buried in a cemetery at Leistrup-Meiersfeld, near Detmold, on February 9, 1945. Crew: Capt Victor S. Doroski (pilot) USAAF - killed Capt Jacob Hochman (nav.) USAAF - killed |
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Buried Memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing |
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial | Tablets of the Missing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium | |
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Enlisted |
in the Air Corps | ||
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Based |
Watton | 8 February 1945 | Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Flight training |
Chanute Field, IL | Primary pilot training. Chanute Field, Illinois. | |
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Other Flight training |
Luke Field Pheonix, AZ | Advanced pilot training. Luke Field Pheonix, Arizona. Commissioned 2nd Lt. |
Revisions
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Schiffer Publications Ltd. 2011.
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Shiffer Publications Ltd. 2011.
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Shiffer Publications Ltd. 2011.
ABMC; Aerial Intelligence of the 8th Air Force, pg 15, 30, 177 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia