Joseph P Kolceski

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31757. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5333



Awards: PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

William Joseph Condon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16135342 / O-809929
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31757

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Round Trip
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Solvay, New York, USA 27 February 1917 Son of Joseph and Alexandra [Narewski] Kolceski.

Enlisted

Syracuse, NY, USA 11 December 1942

Died

Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany 28 May 1944 Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31757. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5333

Killed in Action (KIA)

Onondaga County, NY, USA

Based

Polebrook 28 May 1944 Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF, USAAF.

Buried

Syracuse, NY, USA Sacred Heart Cemetery Syracuse Onondaga County NY

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5333 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database