Albert Bernard Costelnik
Military
Wanda Turley-smith; Lt Grant M Turley - Ace Fighter Pilot of World War Two (Arizona, 1994)
Object Number - UPL 5586 - Grant Turley with his ground crew - Crew Chief Alfred J. Turrow of Logan, West Virginia; 1st Assistant Crew Chief Albert Costelnik of Homestead...
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Crew chief in charge of A/C coded A, 18-May-45 ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Kitty
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mifflin, PA | 12 December 1919 | Son of John T and Anna M [Barlow] Costelnik. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 13 November 1941 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Homestead, PA | 10 November 1963 | |
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Buried |
Saint Elias Byzantine Catholic Cemetery West Mifflin, Allegheny County, PA | 13 November 1963 | Saint Elias Byzantine Catholic Cemetery West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Duxford | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in book Duxford Diary, 1989 edition by Duxford Aviation Society
