Jerome Daniel Moderski

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 1st tour on B-24H 42-52425 'The Tweachewous Wabbit'. 34 x missions. Returned for 2nd tour. Mission to Merseburg/Leuna, Germany in B-17G 42-97997 'Honorable Patches' severely damaged by flak, with some control cables shot away. Baled out (RTD). Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg in B-17 44-8746. Direct flak hit. 15-Mar-45 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13089.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.

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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

People

Joseph D Conwill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39162667 / O-799342
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Loye James Lauraine

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-750628
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97997

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Honorable Patches
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

44-8746

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th 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

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 7 June 1920 Son of Stanley L and Pearl Moderski.

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI, USA 14 September 1942

Died

Wittenburg, Germany 15 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg in B-17 44-8746. Direct flak hit. 15-Mar-45 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13089.

Buried

Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Based

Lavenham 15 March 1945 Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/29442492
https://www.abmc.gov/node/549110#.WsYjA02ovGg
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemete…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56359892/jerome-daniel-moderski

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

ABMC, MACR 13089 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13089 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/LauraineCrew.shtml