Joseph Andruskiewicz
Military | Sergeant | Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Crashed at Krefeld on 19 Feb 45 in B-24 'Win, Our Little Lady' #42-95088, Prisoner of War (POW).
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Military
Killed in Action (KIA) at Krefeld in B-24 "Wynn" Our Little Lady #42-95088. The 9 man crew bailed at around 2200 feet altitude over Sevelen, Germany while trying to reach allied lines around 15 miles NW of Krefeld. 8 of the crew were captured. Tzolag was killed when his parachute failed to open. He was misidentified as a Canadian flyer and his remains were recovered by an RAF graves recovery team in Sept 1947.
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Military | Sergeant | Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Crashed at Krefeld on 19 Feb 45 in B-24 'Win, Our Little Lady' #42-95088, Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Crashed at Krefeld on 19 Feb 45 in B-24 'Win, Our Little Lady' #42-95088, Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Crashed at Krefeld on 19 Feb 45 in B-24 'Win, Our Little Lady' #42-95088, Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 389th Bomb Group
Crashed at Krefeld on 19 Feb 45 in B-24 'Win, Our Little Lady' #42-95088, Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 389th Bomb Group
Crashed at Krefeld on 19 Feb 45 in B-24 'Win, Our Little Lady' #42-95088, Prisoner of War (POW).
Group
The 389th Bomb Group, known in more familiar terms as "the Sky Scorpions", flew strategic bombing missions in B-24 Liberators from Hethel, England. They also sent detachments to join bases in North Africa at Benghazi No. 10, Libya, between 3 July 1943...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
Military site : airfield
Halesworth was constructed in 1942-1943. Initially planned as a bomber airfield, its location close to the Suffolk coast meant that it was in an ideal position to operate escort fighters, where range was a critical factor. Consequently, the 56th...
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | 1919 |
Killed in Action (KIA) | Krefeld, Germany | 19 February 1945 |
Buried | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | 1949 |
Plot A Row 44 Grave 7 |
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02 November 2020 16:44:21 | jmoore43 | Changes to middlename and events |
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Updated his middle name and the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56356801. |
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07 October 2018 01:03:30 | Libfan | Changes to biography |
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Photograph of nose art name of B-24 42-95088. |
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10 July 2015 15:13:15 | Emily | Changes to events |
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Added location of grave in the Ardennes American Cemetery to Buried event. |
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11 June 2015 14:41:44 | Deemax | Changes to events |
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=aaronian&GSfn=tzol... |
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22 November 2014 22:38:33 | Deemax | Changes to person associations |
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USAAF MACR#:12430 |
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22 November 2014 21:23:52 | Deemax | Changes to events |
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USAAF MACR#:12430 |
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22 November 2014 21:17:49 | Deemax | Changes to events |
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Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. |
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22 November 2014 21:06:04 | Deemax | Changes to awards |
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American Battle Monuments Commission |
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27 September 2014 18:26:17 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12430 / MACR 12430/ Addition data from 1st cousin George D. Kasparian / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |