Lawrence Phillip Yenchik
MilitaryAssigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen in B-17 42-30805 3-Nov-43; shot down crashed Gesellschaftshaus. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1155
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- Service Numbers: O-2044671
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bomb Boogie's Revenge
- 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 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hanover, PA | 7 September 1923 | Son of Stephen and Esther Yenchik. |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 26 October 1942 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 3 November 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Gesellschaftshaus, Germany | 3 November 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen in B-17 42-30805 3-Nov-43; shot down crashed Gesellschaftshaus. POW MACR 1155 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
23 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Manville, NJ | 22 June 1978 | |
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Buried |
Maple Hill Cemetery Hanover, Luzerne County, PA | 25 June 1978 | Maple Hill Cemetery Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 3 November 1943 | Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1155 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database