Joseph T Kobierecki
Military
(Left to right) Front row, Sgt. Alfred Wendt, tail gunner; TSgt. Joseph Kobierecki, ball turret gunner; Sgt. Ralph Braswell, waist gunner; Sgt. Spears; SSgt Carrol Rowley, top turret gunner; SSgt Thomas Dempsey, radio operator.
Back row, 1st Lt. William R. Lawley, Jr., aircraft commander; Lt. Paul Murphy, co-pilot; Lt. Harry Seraphine, navigator; Lt. Harry Mason, bombardier.
Object Number - UPL 55738 - William R Lawley Jr Crew. (Left to right) Front row, Sgt. Alfred Wendt, tail gunner; TSgt. Joseph Kobierecki, ball turret gunner; Sgt. Ralph...
B-17G #42-38109 'Cabin in the Sky' crash landed at RAF Redhill, Surrey on return from a mission to Leipzig on 20 Feb 1944. RTD.
Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31475, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 20 February 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Dickson City, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 May 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "Surrey " was misspelled.
Added connections to the 8th AF and to 8th AF mission #226 for 20 Feb 1944.
Added a connection to the A/C #42-38176 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to A/C #42-38109 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5339 / MACR 5339, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
