John L Karatkiewicz
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Crew #410
466th BG - 784th BS
Standing Left to Right: Robert E. Bryans (P), Walter M. Hatcher (CP), Joseph J. Brunner (N), Phillip Carroll (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: John L. Karatkiewicz (FE), Edward Whaley (RWG), Paul W. Brosey (R/O), Theodore G. Pung (BTG), Walter D. Bosserman (G), John Bednarski (G) 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 14068 - Robert E. Bryans Crew Crew #410 466th BG - 784th BS Standing Left to Right: Robert E. Bryans (P), Walter M. Hatcher (CP), Joseph J. Brunner...
Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52596 'Mammy Yokum', Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O 801537
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Mammy Yokum
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA | 17 June 1942 | |
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Born |
Hazelton, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
near Brunswick, Germany | 8 April 1944 | |
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Buried |
Louisville, KY, USA | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky, USA Plot: SECTION I, 84-85 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3846 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
