Anthony T Kujawa

Military

Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #41-24565 'The Rambling Wreck', Prisoner of War (POW).



At Stalag Luft 17B, the International Red Cross provided log books, and he had one. Before the forced march he wrote in his 'if anyone finds this please send it to me' and included his United States address. He received his journal about 6 months after the end of WWII from an Australian soldier.



Earlier 10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, with B-17 #42-5482 'Cat O'Nine Tails' running out of fuel landed at Bedfordshire. Crew returned.



Awards: POW



2 credited (Me210, FW)

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Corporal Murray S. Pearl, of the 303rd Bomb Group, with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24565) nicknamed "Idaho Potato Peeler". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245656.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Cpl. Murray S. Pearl, serving with the U.S.A.A.F in a bomber squadron, appreciates the heavy fur-lined jerkin issued to him, for, in private life, he was a fur manufacturer at 222 West 28th Stre

41-24565

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Ramblin' Wreck : Idaho Potato Peeler
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

42-5482

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cat-O-Nine Tails
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Fighter Group

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Stalag XVII-B

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Monessen, Pennsylvania 5 August 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 5 November 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Died

13 January 2011

Buried

Jacksonville National Cemetery Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Updated the location of the POW event to “Zagan, Poland” per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 64310613.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added connections to A/C #41-24565 and A/C #42-5482 listed in the "Summary biography".

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1157,  Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 341,

href="http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K">http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K>