Nicholas Demchak
Military
Object Number - UPL 84391 - 2nd Lt Nicholas Demchak
Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Downed on the 10th BG's first mission. Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-3260 'Angel's Tit', Sole survivor from crew. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- 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: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32096955 / O-791271
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Angel's Tit
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Clifton, New Jersey | 6 February 1916 | BornClifton, New Jersey |
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Enlisted |
Boston, Massachusetts | 13 March 1942 | EnlistedBoston, Massachusetts |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 25 June 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft III, Zagan, PolandStalag VIIa, Moosburg |
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Died |
Peabody, Massachusetts | 5 October 2001 | DiedPeabody, Massachusetts |
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Buried |
Swampscott Cemetery Swampscott, Massachusetts | 8 October 2001 | InterredSwampscott CemeterySwampscott, Massachusetts |
Revisions
Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 271 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 271 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
