Henry William Kwasneske

Military
Sergeant Henry Kwasneske, of the 303rd Bomb Group, checks an ammunition belt under the wing of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238725.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Somebody's going to be busy. Sergt. Henry Kwasneske, 918 Elizabeth Street, Joliet, Ill. checks over a belt of ammunition while sitting beneath the wing of his plane at an American Army Air Force station somewhe media-378954.jpg FRE 1087 Sergeant Henry Kwasneske, of the 303rd Bomb Group, checks an ammunition belt under the wing of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238725.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Somebody's going to be busy. Sergt. Henry Kwasneske, 918 Elizabeth Street, Joliet, Ill. checks over a belt of ammunition while sitting beneath the wing of his plane at an American Army Air Force station somewhere in England. Henry was a carpenter with Sanderson and Porter before the war, but he is fixing quite other sorts of jobs now. "Everything O.K. Food good", is the message he sends his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Kwasneske, of the above address.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1087 - Sergeant Henry Kwasneske, of the 303rd Bomb Group, checks an ammunition belt under the wing of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse:...

Henry Kwasneske served as an aerial gunner with 303BG, 8th Air Force in Britain.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Joliet, IL 7 August 1917 Son of Lottie Kwasneske.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 11 February 1942 Chicago, Illinois

Other

Discharged USAAF

24 October 1945 Honourable discharge

Died

23 September 1977

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