Joseph Gregory Ruzicka
Military
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S/Sgt Joseph Ruzicka crew chief to Capt Robert D Brown 343FS, 55FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Returned to his postal service job retiring in 1979.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20947790 / O-2044889
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hand County, SD, USA | 14 March 1919 | Son of Anton and Mary L [Styskal] Ruzicka. |
Died |
Miller, SD 57362, USA | 10 October 1990 | |
Based |
Wormingford | Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Miller, SD 57362, USA | Saint Anns Cemetery Miller Hand County South Dakota, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.55th.org roster