Samuel Minkowitz
Military
Rear L-R: 1Lt Damon C Elder, 2Lt James D Moody, 2Lt Samuel Minkowitz, Capt Charles C Armstrong
Front L-R: T/Sgt David L Wilson, S/Sgt Verden D Swank, T/Sgt Daniel F Gilmore, S/Sgt Mario Garcia, Sgt Norman M Clark, S/Sgt Frank J Mirenda
Object Number - UPL 36995 - "Lt. Elder and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 10 February 1944." Rear L-R: 1Lt...
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 23 x combat missions. Failed to Return Oberpfaffenhofen in B-17 42-31669; Interned Switzerland
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New York, NY | 6 July 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 24 June 1943 | |
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Other Interned |
Switzerland | 24 April 1944 | Failed to Return Oberpfaffenhofen in B-17 42-31669 24-Mar-44; Interned Switzerland |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
17 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
30 March 1994 | 15th or 30th | |
| Fairfield County, CT |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M
