Rudolph Joseph Soltys
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 50292 - 1st Lt Rudolph J Soltys, 389BG
Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Wilhite crew.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-405475
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Little Gramper
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 852nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Crompton, RI | 13 March 1918 | Son of John and Veronica Soltys. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Devens, MA | 17 November 1941 | Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
|
Died |
Warwick, RI | 17 December 1989 | |
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Buried |
Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery Exeter, Washington County, RI | 20 December 1989 | Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Providence, RI | |||
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Based |
Hethel | Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/657852395
https://www.fold3.com/image/197143590
https://www.fold3.com/record/85484993/rudolph-j-soltys-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/717498894/soltys-rudolph-j-us-veterans-gra…
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Rhode-Island/Rudolph-Soltyes_3…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166827931/rudolph-j.-soltys
389th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
