Victor Thaddeus Gorecki Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 50024 - 2nd Lt Victor T Gorecki Jr, 303BG
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Moncur crew. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18079869 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19073360 / O-742761
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thunder Bird
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cook County, IL | 19 May 1923 | Son of Victor Thaddeus Sr and Helen Gorecki. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 22 November 1941 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Died |
Honokaa, HI | 9 May 2009 | |
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Buried |
West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County, HI | 13 May 2009 | West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County, Hawaii |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added connections to A/C #42-38050 and Vern Moncur per info in Pilot Vern Moncur’s mission journal on the 303th BG website.
Source: http://www.303rdbg.com/thunderbird/vlm-journal.html#miss7
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster
