Chester J Predko

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Chester Predko served as a waist gunner with the 368th Bomb Squadron of the 306th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Thurleigh, England. On 24 May 1944, he was shot down in B-17 #4232113 and Killed in Action (KIA). It was his 25th mission.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Enlisted

Kalamazoo, MI, USA 19 November 1942

Died

24 May 1944
Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Born

Michigan, USA

Buried

1915 Park St, Muskegon, MI 49441, USA At Saint Mary's Cemetery

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4952 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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