Raphael Henry Czepkiewicz

Military
media-41770.png UPL 41770 Dog Tag from KU-3247 : https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147904454

Dog Tag from KU-3247 : https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147904454

Object Number - UPL 41770 - Dog Tag from KU-3247 : https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147904454

Raphael Czepkiewicz was Navigator on B-17 Serial 44-8208, shot down on the Merseburg mission 2 November 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).

Note : MACR 10143, his NARA Enlistment and POW Records, KU-3247 all have his first name as Raphael.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Oliver Kenneth Birch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19104866
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Mike Duran

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17111190
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Emile Goss Freeman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14114887
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Roy Arthur Hammer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17051730 at enlistment, then O-758693
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Oron Edward Harper

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13129300 at enlistment, then O-552166
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

44-8208

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Baby II
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

698

  • Date: 2 November 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

25 September 1922 Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, the son of Poland-born Francis and Frances Czepkiewicz

Enlisted

11 November 1942 Newark, New Jersey

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

2 November 1944 Captured near Dornbock, NW of Köthen, Germany. Interned at Stalag Luft 3; force-marched to Stalag 7A Moosburg. Liberated there 29 April 1945 by US troops. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 3 July 1945.”

Died

20 May 1971 Hackettstown, Warren County, New Jersey
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Buried

Michael Czepkiewicz rests at the Union Cemetery, Hackettstown, Warren County, New Jersey

Revisions

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I am the daughter in law of Raphael's twin brother Michael.

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Michael was his brother and my Father in law. Please correct this.

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First name is Michael (on Draft Card and tombstone)
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW Records
MACR 2902
NARA - Captured German records - KU-3247
WWII Draft Card
VETERANS BIRLS Death File
Find A Grave https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/6485603/michael-henry-czepkiewicz

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10143 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 41770 - Dog Tag from KU-3247 : https://catalog.archives...