John Bacsu
MilitaryAssigned to 49BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. On mission to Sofia 24-Jan-44, ditched off Civitanova in B-17 42-29645, 15 miles east of Bari RTD. 37 missions. Shot down on mission to Steyr, Austria in B-17 42-29638. Baled out Salzburg, Austria Prisoner Of War (POW). 24-Feb-44. MACR 2618.
Awards: DFC, AM (6 OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fords, Woodbridge Township, NJ, USA | 3 January 1919 | Son of Julia Bacsu. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Dix, NJ, USA | 12 February 1942 | Fort Dix New Jersey USA |
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Other Ditched |
15 miles off Bari, Italy | 24 January 1944 | Ditched off Civitanova in B-17 42-29645, 15 miles east of Bari RTD. |
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Other Shot down |
Salzburg, Austria | 24 February 1944 | Shot down on mission to Steyr, Austria in B-17 42-29638. Baled out Salzburg, Austria POW. 24-Feb-44. MACR 2618. |
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Other Prisoner Of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 24 February 1944 | Prisoner Of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
Colts Neck, NJ, USA | 13 January 2007 | |
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Based |
24 February 1944 | Assigned to 49BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Based throughout Algeria and Tunisia. | |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia USA |
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