Alphonse Victor Lagownik
Military
Associated person depicted
Object Number - UPL 57109 - Alphonse Lagownik
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) St Avord in B-17 42-97199 28-Apr-44; flak KO'd #No.3 engine and set wing on fire, crashed St Avord. Baled out Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 4235
Awards: AM (OLC), GC, PH, POW, WWII Victory, American Campaign, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-805755
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA | 7 February 1921 | Son of Veronica Lagownik. |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 20 August 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 28 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
28 November 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
Naugatuck, CT | 14 September 1986 | |
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Buried |
Holy Saviour Polish National Catholic Cemetery Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT | 17 September 1986 | Holy Saviour Polish National Catholic Cemetery Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 28 April 1944 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added a connection to Stalag Luft IV per info from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4235 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
