Verne Marvin Josifek

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media-32204.jpeg UPL 32204 Crew Chief Verne Marvin Josifek, 361st Fighter Group Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 32204 - Crew Chief Verne Marvin Josifek, 361st Fighter Group

Verne worked on the p-51, at one point getting 900 hours flying out of one engine. He also played in a band, often doing 3 gigs weekly and playing at the Stage Door Canteen and the Rainbow Corner Red Cross Club on VE and VJ Day.

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Born

Elberon, Tama County, Iowa, USA 19 December 1916

Died

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA 19 April 2002

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