Michael N Stanko
MilitaryShot down 27 May 1944 in B-17 #42-38055. Prisoner of War (POW).
See the story of his evasion and capture at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fstankomn.html
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38058532 at enlistment, then O-804591
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-752653/O-752633
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 27 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
6 June 1905 | ||
Other Evaded (EVD) |
Belgium | 27 May 1944 - 18 June 1944 | Initially evaded, with the help of Belgian citizens and members of the Comet evasion network |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
18 June 1944 | Interned Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Poland | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 5298
Research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fstankomn.html
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 5298 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5298 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database