Philip James Krystyniak
MilitaryCrew #674 & #489
466th BG
786th and 784th BS
Standing Left to Right: Erwin H. Sorensen (P), Joseph Goldman (CP), Ned Whitman (B), Donald J. Doll (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Norman Bastoky (G), Chester Havrick (R/O), Vohn D. Schmidt (G), Phillip J. Krystyniak (FE), Merrill Lee (G), Carl D. Peterson (G)
Ned Whitman left the crew before they joined the 466th BG.
This crew flew eight missions with the786th BS and then 12 missions as a lead crew with the 784th BS before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
Corrected "Norman Bastaky" to "Norman Bastoky". This is my grandfather. I have a copy of this photo with signatures on the back.
Assigned 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 20 x combat missions, including 12 as a lead crew with 784BS.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Stars).
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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
- 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 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706007
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New Waverly, TX, USA | 30 May 1922 | Son of John Joseph and Pelagia 'Lena' [Grzegorek] Krystyniak. |
Enlisted |
Houston, TX, USA | 21 October 1942 | Houston, Texas |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, UK | 10 December 1944 - 25 April 1945 | 20 combat missions, including 12 as a lead crew |
Died |
Houston, TX, USA | 15 June 1995 | |
Buried |
Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery Houston, Harris County, TX | 18 June 1995 | Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery Houston, Texas, USA |
Walker County, TX, USA |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153179706
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=6776342…
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 230
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 347