Joseph A Wilski

Military

Shot down 27 September 1944 in AC #4129542. 'Green Hornet' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Rough House Kate
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 445th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron 391st Bomb Squadron 702nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 September 1944

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Sources

Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124, MACR 9570 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9570 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database