Chester Brodzinski

Military
media-15946.jpeg UPL 15946 WERNER G. GOERING CREW - 358th BS
B-17G #43-37838 Fearless Fosdick (358BS) VK-A
(crew assigned 358BS: 07 Aug 1944 - photo: 10 Aug 1944)

(Back L-R) 1Lt William D. Sachau (B), 1Lt Jack P. Rencher (CP),
2Lt Rex H. Markt (N), Capt Werner G. Goering (P)
(Front L-R) S/Sgt Paul A. Bishop (WG), T/Sgt Chester "Chad" Brodzinski (R)(*),
T/Sgt William J. LaPerch, (R), T/Sgt Orall R. "Gus" Gustafson (E)(*),
S/Sgt Clarence W. Houseman (BT)(*), S/Sgt Weldon T. "Tex" Mahan (TG)(*)

(Ranks and Grades at time of last combat mission)

Object Number - UPL 15946 - WERNER G. GOERING CREW - 358th BS B-17G #43-37838 Fearless Fosdick (358BS) VK-A (crew assigned 358BS: 07 Aug 1944 - photo: 10 Aug 1944) (Back...

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. ETD



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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19073786 / O-761810
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fearless Fosdick
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

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Born

9 July 1907

Died

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
New York City, NY

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Sources

http://www.303rdbg.com/358goering.html
https://www.fold3.com/record/10992491-chester-brodzinski
Hell Above Earth: The Startling True Story of Werner Goering's Flights Against The Luftwaffe By Stephen Frater

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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