Michael Chernikovich
Military
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UPL 43546
Michael Chernikovich with a Thunderbolt
From Mike Chernik His Grandson
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chicago, IL | 25 April 1920 | Son of Nicholas and Mary [Harkawa] Chernikovich. |
Enlisted |
Camp Grant, IL | 26 February 1942 | Camp Grant, Illinois |
Other Discharged USAAF |
7 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
8 December 1988 | ||
Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum River Grove, Cook County, IL | 11 December 1988 | Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum River Grove, Cook County, Illinois |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in book Duxford Diary, 1989 edition by Duxford Aviation Society