Stanley Joseph Lejkowski
MilitaryStanley Lejkowski was Waist Gunner on B-17G #42-38035 involved in a mid-air collision over Ostend, Belgium with B-17 #43-38273 (also 550th BS) on 1 March 1945 (mission to Ulm, Germany.) He was the sole survivor of the crash and was cared for in a Belgian hospital before being returned to England.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-824894
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33791881
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19041022
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Fort Devens, Massachusetts, United States | 30 November 1943 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Other survived |
near Ostend, Belgium | 1 March 1945 | the crash of 43-38273 involved in a mid-air collision over Ostend with 42-38035 on 1 March 1945 (mission to Ulm, Germany) |
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Died |
New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | 9 August 2002 | |
| New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | |||
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Buried |