Edward W Racek
MilitaryAssigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Schonecken in B-24 42-109812, hit by flak crashed St Vith. Baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) 24-Dec-44 MACR 11121.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME..
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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: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-764647
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 30 January 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 7 August 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
78-220 Tychowo, Poland | 24 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
16 November 1991 | ||
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | 24 December 1944 | Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
4470 Hilltop Dr, San Diego, CA 92102, USA | Holy Cross Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, CA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11121 / MACR 11121 & Page 281 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database