Peter Seniawsky
Military
Photo courtesy of Eugene Spearman.
Object Number - UPL 20021 - 42-30043 SO-V, RUTHLESS, Ditched in the North Sea on return from a mission (#108) to Frankfurt, 4 October 1943. Photo courtesy of Eugene Spearman.
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29870 'Big Moose'. Missing Air Crew Report #1030. He Evaded Capture, E&E Report #239 as 'SENLAWSKY' and was later awarded The Silver Star for 'gallantry in action'.
Earlier, on 4 Oct 1943 returning from a mission to Frankfurt, B-17 #42-30043 'Ruthless' ditched in the North Sea. The entire crew was rescued by H. M. Drifter.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38214909
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678301
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-805199
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18051500
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35518619
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 12 May 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 16 March 1942 | Residence: Kings County, New York Private, Branch Immaterial |
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK | 14 September 1942 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #96 dated 14 September 1943, Giles Felker Kauffman Jr. crew. Five combat missions. Air Medal plus 1 Oak Leaf Cluster for shooting down an enemy aircraft on the 14 October 1943 mission. |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Added a connection to Grafton Underwood, the home base for the 384th BG.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1038 / MACR 1038, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey p. 303, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database