Andrew Alfred Kowalski

Military
media-19044.png UPL 19044 Statement on page 2 of MACR 5149 about the 4 October mission.

MACR 5149

Object Number - UPL 19044 - Statement on page 2 of MACR 5149 about the 4 October mission.

Hit by flak on mission to V-1 sites at Agathe d' Aliermont, France on 21-Jan-44 in B-24J 42-99970 'Liberty Belle'. A/C returned to England but crashed upon landing at Wingham, Kent. MACR 8714



Crash landed at RAF Lympne, Kent on return from target Furth, Germany on 25-Feb-44 in B-24H 41-29231 'Impatient Virgin'. RTD.



Shot down 8-Apr-44 in B-24 42-7767 'Shack Rabbit'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3849



Awards: AM (OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19063025 / O-675040
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19072913 / O-730646
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16060557 / O-742628
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Impatient Virgin
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Raggedy Ann II, Star Spangled Hell
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 67th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shack Rabbit
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron 712th Bomb Squadron
The wreckage of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-99970) of the 44th Bomb Group that has crash landed after a midair fire. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 J, 42-99970 "9970" M_ Fire in Air, Salvage 3rd SAD 23/1/44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Liberty Belle
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pottstown, PA 22 June 1915 Son of Vincent Kowalski.

Enlisted

New Cumberland, PA 7 April 1942

Other

Belly Landing RTD

Wingham, Kent 21 January 1944 Belly Landing in B-24J 42-99970 'Liberty Belle'. RTD

Other

Crash landed RTD

RAF Lympne, Kent 25 February 1944 Crash landed at RAF Lympne, Kent in B-24H 41-29231 'Impatient Virgin'. RTD

Other

Baled out POW

Hanover, Germany 8 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick mission 8-Apr-44 in B-24 42-7767 'Shack Rabbit'; Shot down by fighters, baled out at low level. POW. MACR 3849

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 8 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Shipdham 8 April 1944 Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Revisions

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

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Brought in information from duplicate entry. Source:
MACR 5149 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=84065

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DUPLICATE entry with various data

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8th AF Losses, MACR 8714 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3849 / MACR 3849, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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