George Richard Derdzinski
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 47901 - 2nd Lt George Richard Derdzinski, 457BG
Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31520. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5300
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15195156 / O-803221
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, IL, USA | 9 July 1921 | Son of Walter G and Julia Derdzinski. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 13 August 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31520. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5300 | ||
|
Based |
Glatton | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Derdzinski-r…
Courtesy of Jim Derek.
https://www.fold3.com/image/28630461
https://www.fold3.com/image/93115328
https://www.fold3.com/image/656725502
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
https://www.fold3.com/image/28630384
https://www.fold3.com/page/84406295-george-r-derdzinski/facts
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=358169
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Dnames.html
