Joseph P Kotulak
MilitaryAssigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin; Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97501. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4253
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36559277
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13013130
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810250
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749602
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 20 April 1944
- Date: 13 April 1944
- Date: 11 April 1944
- Date: 10 April 1944
- Date: 9 April 1944
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nanticoke, PA | 20 April 1920 | Son of John S Kotulak. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Siestedt, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin; Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97501. POW MACR 4253 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 29 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
21 April 1964 | ||
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Buried |
28 April 1964 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section 35 Site 1362 | |
| Pennsylvania, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4253