John A Martyniak

Military
media-38429.jpeg UPL 38429 "Lt Martyniak and crew were picked up at 06.00 hrs this morning and were reported by a naval hospital near Knightsbridge, Balsham. Apparently they were none the worse for their experience. They arrive back at base by plane about 17.00 hrs." (from 381st 242nd Medical Detachment diary) crew return to base aboard 42-32049 "Yankee Rebel"

Far right S/Sgt Darrell E Longley top turret gunner

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Object Number - UPL 38429 - "Lt Martyniak and crew were picked up at 06.00 hrs this morning and were reported by a naval hospital near Knightsbridge, Balsham. Apparently they...

Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Pilot on mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage, rescued by ASR. RTD



Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Wayne Monroe Coffey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14133781
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Albert William Fahey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37658837
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Raymond F Hart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Lloyd S Jackson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35589038
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Allen M Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37666486
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-97238

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Our Captain
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bristol County, MA 14 September 1917 Son of Stefan and Anna [Duszynski] Martyniak.

Enlisted

Fall River, MA 24 September 1940 Fall River, Massachusetts

Other

Ditched channel RTD

30 miles W of Jersey 8 June 1944 Mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage, rescued by ASR. RTD

Other

Discharged USAAF

28 May 1945 Honorable discharge.

Died

Taunton, MA 4 July 2005

Buried

Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, MA 9 July 2005 Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, MA

Based

Ridgewell Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF.

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D-Day Bombers: The Veterans' Story By Stephen Darlow
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D-Day Bombers: The Veterans' Story By Stephen Darlow

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx

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