Thomas William Chernitsky
Military
USAAF photo
Object Number - UPL 44467 - T/Sgt Thomas W. Chernitsky, 384BG.
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. George Rowe crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816595
- Role/Job: 1091, Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Trauger, Fayette County, PA | 26 March 1918 | Son of Matthew A and Mary E Chernitsky. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 22 January 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Elyria, OH | 1 January 2010 | |
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Buried |
Saint Mary Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, OH | 5 January 2010 | Saint Mary Cemetery Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Convalescent Hospital, ZI |
Santa Ana A. C. Fac., California | Hospitalised, released to duty. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/544549551
https://www.fold3.com/image/119019736
https://www.fold3.com/record/83768801-thomas-w-chernitsky
https://www.fold3.com/record/700916856-chernitsky-thomas-w
https://www.fold3.com/record/620877756-thomas-chernitsky-1918
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5280
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157827858/thomas-w_-chernitsky
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
