Nicholas J Kasunick

Military

Shot down by fighters crashed near Celle on 6/20/44 in B-17 #42-97363, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 95th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group and 457th Bomb Group and B-24 Liberators of the 466th Bomb Group with P-51 Mustangs. A B-17 Flying Fortress (BG-F, serial number 42-97363) of the 95th Bomb Group is on the left. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Boeing B-17's, 95th BGp and 457th BGp. Convair B-24's 466th B.G. 297363, BG-F.'

42-97363

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 20 June 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorskasunick
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the service member's DD-214 form.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5894 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database