Benjamin P Maksym

Military

Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew in B-24 42-52622 "Fluxuatin' Kate" and various B-17's. Flew 34 combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), Good Conduct, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Fluxatin' Kate" of the 487th Bomb Group.

42-52622

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fluxuatin' Kate
  • Unit: 839th Bomb Squadron 487th Bomb Group 376th Bomb Group 512th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jamaica, New York 28 October 1923 Born Jamaica, New York

Died

19 January 2012

Buried

St Lawrence Martyr Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sayville, New York St. Lawrence the Martyr Cemetery - Sayville, NY

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Rich Maksym - Son

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History; obituary