Chester Joseph Piatkowski
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 22 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-38082 24-May-44; enemy aircraft attack caused collision with 42-37784, crashed Melchow, Ger. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5321
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 806358
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-399422
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 24 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA | 19 February 1909 | Son of John and Anna [Bochinski] Piatkowski. |
Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 26 December 1942 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
Died |
Melchow, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-38082 24-May-44; enemy aircraft attack caused collision with 42-37784, crashed Melchow, Germany. KIA MACR 5321 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kimbolton | 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery Forest City, Susquehanna County, PA | Re-Interred Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery Forest City, Susquehanna County, PA | |
Susquehanna County, PA | Entered service from Susquehanna County, PA |
Revisions
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379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143642650/chester-j_-piatkowski
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5321 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database