Walter W Procyszyn

Military

Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived crash on return from Bremen in B-24 427647 13-Nov-43; Crashed into trees a mile east of base. Returned to Duty (RTD) No MACR.



Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Langhagen A/D, Germany in B-24 42-73506 8-Apr-44, his plane was attacked by Me109's and was shot down over Brunswick, Germany. Baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3852



Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William H Hart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Guy W Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-73506

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Black Jack
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

42-7647

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ford City, Pennsylvania 25 February 1915 Son of Joseph and Wasylina [Nazarkevich] Procyszyn.

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA 22 July 1942 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Other

Survived off base crash

1 mile E of Shipdham, UK 13 November 1943 Survived crash on return from Bremen in B-24 42-7647 13-Nov-43; Crashed into trees a mile east of base. Returned to Duty (RTD) No MACR.

Other

Bailed out

Brunswick, Germany 8 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Langhagen A/D, Germany in B-24 42-73506 8-Apr-44, his plane was attacked by Me109's and was shot down over Brunswick, Germany. Baled out. POW. MACR 3852

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an dur Donau, Austria 8 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Discharged USAAF

31 August 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Ford City, PA 29 March 1977

Buried

Saint Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery Ford City, Armstrong County, PA Saint Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery Ford City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Based

Shipdham 8 April 1944 Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added a cemetery to the Buried event .

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https://www.fold3.com/record/21371304-walter-procyszyn
https://www.fold3.com/record/527807125-walter-procyszyn-1915
http://www.greenharbor.com/ROHPDF/ROHN43.pdf
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52852145/walter-w_-procyszyn

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3860, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 371