Arthur D Clay

Military
media-51118.jpeg UPL 51118 B-17 'Sugar Blues' (42-37939 OR) 323rd BS, 91st BG

Roman V. Maziarz and crew had been flying B-17G 42-37939 "Sugar Blues" (coded OR-S) on the 22 February 1944 mission to Bunde. Savaged by enemy fighters, Maziarz managed to nurse the ship far enough to make a successful (the co-pilot was slightly injured) ditching in friendly waters. A crewman holds the only remnant of their ship, an A-2 jacket decorated with the nose art. The rest of the crew wears (dry) RAF uniforms.

L-R: Mortimer Pudnos, Joseph LaCascia , Walter Meader, Joseph Depoti, Unkn, Urban Jacoboski , Robert Heller, Arthur D Clay, Anthony Barbotti, Bill Love, Roman Maziarz .

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Object Number - UPL 51118 - B-17 'Sugar Blues' (42-37939 OR) 323rd BS, 91st BG Roman V. Maziarz and crew had been flying B-17G 42-37939 "Sugar Blues" (coded OR-S) on the 22...

Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Ditched in the North Sea on return from a mission to Oschersleben on 22-Feb-44 in B-17 42-37939 'Sugar Blues'. All crewmembers rescued by ASR. RTD.



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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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

Roman Virgil Maziarz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33082582 / O-802597
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-37939

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sugar Blues
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Grand Rapids, MI 20 March 1942 Grand Rapids, Michigan

Born

Michigan

Based

Bassingbourn Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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