Morton Yolofsky
Military
* Lt Morton Yolofsky
Object Number - UPL 32173 - "Lt Yalofsky* of the 381st Bomb Group, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross, 2-Jan-45 England." * Lt Morton Yolofsky
Bailed out over Belguim during 30th mission to Mersberg, Germany when 2 engines went out on the left side. aircraft was 42-38159 which was shot down over Merseberg on November 21 but limped back to Belgium and all parachuted to safety. Aircraft pancaked, crewless, into a field and was repaired and recovered back to England
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (4 bronze stars).
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Colonel Bub
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Newark, New Jersey | 1 January 1920 | Son of Ida Yolofsky. |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 19 October 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
2 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
17 July 2012 | ||
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Based |
Ridgewell | Assigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
