Henry William Kwasneske
Military
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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
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |