Richard F Lemanski
MilitaryAdded connection to airman's record.
Completed 11 missions to Ludwigshaven, Brunswick, Wilhelmshaven, Frankfort, Rostock, Poznan, Belgium, French and Polish objectives.
Shot down by ME 109s on the mission to Berlin on 8 March 1944 in B-17 #42-31576.
Spent 20th and 21st birthdays and fourteen months as a Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. Was the youngest pilot in the 96th Bomb Group and probably in the 8th AF. Although some seriously injured, all crew members survived to return home safely. Crew was credited with many fighter kills.
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 8 March 1944 | Shot down by ME 109s on the mission to Berlin on 8 March 1944 in B-17 #42-31576. Spent 20th and 21st birthdays and fourteen months as a Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. Was the youngest pilot in the 96th Bomb Group and probably in the 8th AF. Although some seriously injured, all crew members survived to return home safely. |
Born |
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
Revisions
Updated the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Valerie Lemanski Holley (Daughter)
Lt Richard F. Lemanski Personal records & Images
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3426 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 3426, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, page 98 & 118 (as Howard Lemanski)