Joseph R Medzihrasky
MilitaryShortened his last name to "Medzi" after the war.
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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: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802509
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Puddles
- Unit: 3rd Bomb Division 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: T'aint A Bird II
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Peggy Ann
- Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 25th Bomb Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 94th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Strike
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cleveland, OH | 2 January 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Columbus, OH | 13 December 1942 | Fort Hays |
Other 95th BG Combat Tour |
Horham | 11 December 1943 - 6 June 1944 | |
Other Wounded In Action |
Rostock, Germany | 26 February 1944 | Unspecified wound during mission |
Other Wounded In Action |
Sarreguemines, France | 1 May 1944 | Wounded in thigh during mission |
Died |
Parma, OH | 28 October 1984 | |
Buried |
Brook Park, OH | 31 October 1984 | Holy Cross Cemetery Brook Park, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Add to Map Plot Sec 35, Lot 3438, Grave 2 |
Cleveland, OH | 2811 Vega Avenue |
Revisions
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Sources
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1136393
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https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/4501
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php