Steven Joseph Sozanski
Military
Object Number - UPL 28376 - Lt Robert F Starks crew in front of "Stark's Ark" 42-37806, the crew went down with 42-31935 on 6 march 44 mission to Berlin, 3 x KIA included pilot...
Assigned to 571BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 64. Attacked by fighters and crashed SW of Cloppenburg, Germany on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6-Mar-44 in B-17 42-31935 'Stark's Ark'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
Connections
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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: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Elmira, New York | 21 November 1923 | BornElmira, New York |
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Enlisted |
11 December 1942 | EnlistedBuffalo, New York | |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
6 March 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft IV | |
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Other Discharged |
27 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
3 March 1993 | DiedElmira, New York | |
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Buried |
6 March 1993 | InterredWoodlawn National CemeteryElmira, New York |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/83670297/steven-j-sozanski-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1209522/steven-j-sozanski
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Sozenski%2C+Steven+J
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2989, Losses of teh 8th & 9th Air Forces / MACR 3989 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database