Stanley Leonard Bielawski

Military

Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Pas de Calais in B-17 42-97485 26-Mar-44; Hit by flak, crashed St-Marie-Cappel, France; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 3592



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

People

Edward C Ghiazza

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32430428
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Leo L Greggs

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06833767
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Robert M Weinstein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13042292 / O-690516
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Thomas Edgar Young

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14070355 / O-802822
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hamtramck, Michigan, USA 13 November 1921 Son of Felix Bielawski.

Enlisted

Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, MI 18 March 1942 Selfridge Field Mount Clemens Michigan

Other

Baled out POW

St-Marie-Cappel, France 26 March 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Pas de Calais in B-17 42-97485 26-Mar-44; Hit by flak, crashed St-Marie-Cappel, France; POW MACR 3592

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 26 March 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Based

Kimbolton 26 March 1944 Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Detroit, MI

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3592 / MACR 3592, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 302 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database