John Donald Budnack
Military
Photo from son Steven Budnack
Object Number - UPL 52752
Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed at Palmersheim on 28-Jan-45 in B-17 42-32054 'Flak Shak' Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12014
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, 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: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Newfane, NY | 25 February 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY | 21 April 1943 | Buffalo, New York |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 28 January 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Palmersheim, Germany | 28 January 1945 | Crashed at Palmersheim on 28-Jan-45 in B-17 42-32054 'Flak Shak' Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12014 |
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Died |
28 December 1992 | ||
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Based |
Podington | 28 January 1945 | Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Saint Charles Borromeo Cemetery Newfane, Niagara County, NY | Saint Charles Borromeo Cemetery Newfane, Niagara County, New York |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12014 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
