Joseph P Topolosky
MilitaryFront row L-R - S/Sgt Sam Johnston (Ball Turret), S/Sgt Joseph Topolosky (Bombardier), Sgt George Keith (Tail Gunner), TSgt Henry Kramer, and Pvt Claude D Wier.
Back Row L-R - SSgt Milt Powell (waist Gunner), Lt. Richard Funk (Co-pilot), Lt. Victor Trost (Pilot), Lt Franklin Burks (Navigator), & Lt. Bill Honacker (Flight Eng & Top Turret Gunner).
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Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 #4297314 'Pop. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.
Whilst interned he helped put crashlanded USAAF aircraft back into flying state.
He was, apparently, reluctant to leave as he was being paid Base pay and Flying pay by the USAAF and also receiving a wage from the Swedes in relation to his work.
3 pay checks and pretty women cooking their food and clearing up. You cannot blame the man
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little John
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Interned (INT) |
29 May 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5345 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database