John Peter Szungyi
Military
"Lassie Come Home"
401st BG 612th SQ
Back row left to right: Harvey Cable, Edward P. Daniel, Raymond Francis , Phil C. Staley, William Licouris
Front row: Ken Strom (second from left, front row)
self
Object Number - UPL 45869 - John R. Tanner Crew "Lassie Come Home" 401st BG 612th SQ Back row left to right: Harvey Cable, Edward P. Daniel, Raymond Francis , Phil C....
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 20-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102917 Numansdorp, Netherland. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7546
Awards: AM (6OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
Connections
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758329
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803901
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Sharon, Pennsylvania | 25 November 1916 | Son of Michael and Magdalen Szungyi. |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 28 March 1941 | Cleveland, Ohio |
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Other Baled out POW |
Numansdorp, Netherland | 20 July 1944 | Shot down 20-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102917, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7546 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 20 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
24 November 1977 | ||
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Buried |
Highland Memory Gardens Mount Washington, Bullitt County, KY | 27 November 1977 | Highland Memory Gardens Mount Washington, Bullitt County, Kentucky |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 20 July 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7546, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1342
