Andrew Drobysh Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-31786 'Gin Ricky' 8-May-44; hit by enemy aircraft KO'd #3 engine, crashed Worphausen, 9 miles NE of Bremen. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 4563
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13153382
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14164765
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18149259
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16078673 / O-756220
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746581
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jeanne Ricky
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rock Hill, Sullivan County, NY | 20 July 1915 | Son of Andrew Snr and Lena Drobysch. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY | 12 February 1942 | Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York |
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Other Baled out POW |
Worphausen, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-31786 'Gin Ricky' 8-May-44; hit by enemy aircraft KO'd #3 engine, crashed Worphausen, 9 miles NE of Bremen. POW MACR 4563 |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 8 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
21 December 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Kiamesha Lake, NY | 21 July 1985 | |
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Buried |
Luna Cemetery Rock Hill, Sullivan County, NY | 24 July 1985 | Luna Cemetery Rock Hill, Sullivan County, New York |
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Based |
Great Ashfield | 8 May 1944 | Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/10001159-andrew-drobysh
https://www.fold3.com/record/86081072-andrew-drobysh-jr
https://www.fold3.com/record/618752509-andrew-drobysh-1846
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163780968/andrew-drobysh
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4563 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database