Willis Joseph Pozolo
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rahmel, Poland in B-17 'Ole Worrybird' 42-102678 hit by flak burst lost 2 engines and fell out of formation, crashed near Gottigen on 11/2/44, Prisoner of War (POW).
MACR 10309.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39205754
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11093244 / O-
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, Wayne County, MI, USA | 5 November 1922 | Son of Ashiel and Alice Pozolo. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 14 May 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 2 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Baled out |
Osnabrück, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rahmel, Poland in B-17 'Ole Worrybird' 42-102678 hit by flak burst lost 2 engines and fell out of formation 2-Nov-44 POW. MACR 10309. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
10 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
28 May 1981 | ||
| Detroit, Michigan, USA | |||
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Based |
Horham | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Brought in sources from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Wall of Valor form MACR 10309
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 10309 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database