Walter Richard Kuczynski
MilitaryWalter Kuczynski was Ball Turret gunner on B-17 #42-5431 "Lil Abner", shot down 5 April 1943. Crew bailed out and saw their plane explode. Landing in the Antwerp area, in and around a factory, most of them were quickly gathered by the Germans. The NARA POW records only indicate that he was interned in Germany, with no camp location. They mention his Return to Military Control (RMC) on 26 June 1945. Prisoner of War (POW).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19062195 at enlistment, then O-726928
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33144160
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19003418
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12033596
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cudahy, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States | 1 May 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
18 July 1941 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
5 April 1943 | interned in Germany, Returned to Military Control (RMC) on 26 June 1945. | |
| Cudahy, Wisconsin | |||
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Died |
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 100, First Over Germany by Russell Strong pp 81, NARA.