Michael Kaschak

Military
media-49426.jpeg UPL 49426 Master Sergeant Michael Kaschak, crew chief for Li'l Eight Ball

Timothy Motz, from 447bg.com

Object Number - UPL 49426 - Master Sergeant Michael Kaschak, crew chief for Li'l Eight Ball

Assigned to 709BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF.

 

Awards: BS, GC, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107215

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lil Eight Ball
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Hartford, Connecticut 17 August 1942 Enlisted Hartford, Connecticut

Born

Pennsylvania Born Pennsylvania

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USAAF Photo

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Timothy Motz from 447bg.com

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945

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