Benedict Bernard Borostowski

Military
media-26752.jpeg UPL 26752 Capt Oscar D O'Neil and crew of the 401st Bomb Sqn, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-5070 'Invasion II'. England, 12 March 1943. Capt O'Neil crouched down centre front row.

Object Number - UPL 26752 - Capt Oscar D O'Neil and crew of the 401st Bomb Sqn, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-5070 'Invasion II'....

Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-Apr-43 in B-17 42-5070 'Invasion II'. Plane was on fire when all crew parachuted to safety. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 15519



Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32183032
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-430613
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

Ground crew of the 91st Bomb Group uncover the nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress at Bassingbourn. Image stamped on reverse: '’Reviewed and Passed U.S Army 24 Mar 1943 Press Censor No 21 E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]. 'Passed for publication 24 MAR 1943 INTLD 32 Central Section Press Censorship Bureau' [stamp]. 'Associated Press' [stamp]. '254766' [Censor no]. Printed caption on reverse: 'FORTRESSES DAY RAID ON WILHELMSHAVEN The German naval base at Wilhelmshaven was successfully attacked in daylight March 22 by A
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Invasion II
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lasalle, IL, USA 11 February 1920 Son of Joseph and Anna [Szymanski] Borostowski. Born Lasalle, Illinois

Based

Bassingbourn 1 January 1943 - 17 April 1943 Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 17 April 1943 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Shot down

Oldenburg, Germany 17 April 1943 Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 42-5070 'Invasion II. ' Plane was on fire when all crew parachuted to safety.

Died

11 April 2000

Buried

Saint Hyacinth Cemetery La Salle, IL 15 April 2000 Saint Hyacinth Cemetery La Salle LaSalle County Illinois, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15519 / MACR 15519, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 105, The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn by Havelaar pp. 37-38 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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