John Dvorshak

Military
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. media-395077.jpg FRE 5134 The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5134 - The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Assigned to the 384th BG 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #48 dated 13 July 1943, D Wofford Crew. 3 combat missions.

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 42-3230 'Mary Kathleen'. Prisoner of War.





MACR 293



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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17046066
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-524965
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Powerhouse II : Mary Kathleen
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

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Prisoner of war

17 August 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 293

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