John J Doskocz Jr
Military
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UPL 20317
Ground Crew Chiefs of the 785th BS with Certificates of Achievement for maintaining that achieved 30 or more missions without an abort.
Standing Left to Right: Carl E. Burget (785th BS Engineering Officer), Unidentified, MSGT Weinfurther, the rest of the men in this row are unidentified.
Kneeling Left to Right: Unidentified, SSGT John Doskocz, unidentified, MSGT Mario Munafo, unidentified. 466th Bomb Group collection
Standing Left to Right: Carl E. Burget (785th BS Engineering Officer), Unidentified, MSGT Weinfurther, the rest of the men in this row are unidentified.
Kneeling Left to Right: Unidentified, SSGT John Doskocz, unidentified, MSGT Mario Munafo, unidentified. 466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Served as crew chief on the B-24 'Slick Chick'.
Bronze Star
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Slick Chick
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York City, New York | 26 August 1915 | |
Died |
Port Richey, FL, USA | 19 March 2010 | Doskocz, John J. 94 of Port Richey, died March 19, 2010. Born in New York City, he worked for Pan American Airways for 34 years. He was a crew chief of the B-24 "Slick Chick" part of the 8th Air Force squadron during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star. He moved to Florida in 1979. He was a life member of the Knights of Columbus Council #10377; VFW Post 6180; Polish-American Club of Pasco; 8th Air Force Historical Society; the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum; and the 2nd Air Division Association. He leaves his loving wife, Helen; niece, Patricia (Harry) Johnson; nephew, Walter (Carol) Gordon (Cmdr-USN, ret); and grand-nieces and grand- nephew. Visitation Mon. (3/22) 2-4 pm with Rosary service at 4 pm both at Dobies Funeral Home. Mass Tues. 11:00 AM at St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church, Hudson. Burial with full military rites Tues. 1:30 pm at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL. Memorials may be made in his memory at HPH Hospice, Hudson. Dobies Funeral Home, Hudson Chap |
Buried |
Bushnell, FL 33513, USA | 23 March 2010 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County Florida, USA |
Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | ||
Other Civilian Aeronautics Instructor |
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 345 & page 251 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION, D790.A2S45, 1998 edition