Joseph James Kozina
Military
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Object Number - UPL 51280 - The Keystone Mama (42-97455) Nichols Crew, 401st BS, 91st BG
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. 14 x missions. Shot down 19-May-44 in B-17 42-97455 'Keystone Mama'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Keystone Mama
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
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 Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rossford, Ohio | 29 March 1922 | BornRossford, Ohio |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, Ohio | 5 February 1943 | EnlistedCleveland, Ohio |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany | 19 May 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany |
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Other Discharged |
15 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Montpelier, Ohio | 13 June 1974 | DiedMontpelier, Ohio |
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Buried |
Riverside Cemetery Montpelier, Ohio | 16 June 1974 | InterredRiverside CemeteryMontpelier, Ohio |
Revisions
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Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4829 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database