Edward W Splawinski
MilitaryAssigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed on 11-Feb-44 near Ottersleben in B-17 'Cheri' 43-37625 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10361
Awards: POW, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37527602
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 341, Stalag 11-A
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA | 15 February 1921 | Son of Walter and Anna Splawinski. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 8 March 1939 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Osterheide, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XIa. |
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Died |
21 September 1990 | ||
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Buried |
Saints Philip and James Cemetery New Castle, Lawrence County, PA | 24 September 1990 | Saints Philip and James Cemetery New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10361 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database