Thomas Henry Brzoznowski
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. Thomas Brzoznowski was Bombardier on B-17 #42-3235 "Lakanuki" shot down 4 July 1943 over France. Killed in Action (KIA).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672793
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36519535
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39182309
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19063805 / O-733702
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Marquette, Michigan, United States | 31 March 1942 | As a Private in the Air Corps |
Died Killed in action |
Poillé-sur-Vègre, Sarthe, France | 4 July 1943 | Shot down before the target was reached; crashed near Poillé-sur-Vègre about 40km WSW of Le Mans, France. MACR 3035/4495 |
Born |
Michigan, United States | ||
Buried |
Colleville-sur-Mer, France | Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France: Plot J Row 18 Grave 28 |
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Added a cemetery to the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56642769.
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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 4495, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…