John M Cybulski

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 42-5784, Killed in Action. Plane crashed into Brest Harbor on a mission to the uboat yards at St. Nazaire, France.



Air Medal, Purple Heart

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5784

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

1 May 1943

Born

Wisconsin

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15635, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. I p .113 by Bishop and Hey, ABMC, First Over Germany by R. Strong pp. 104-5.