Henry Stephen Przybyszewski

Military

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-May-44 in B-17 42-97260 'Bow-Ur-Neck-Stevens', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4868



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John A Long

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-799811
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97260

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bow-Ur-Neck Steves
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA 1 February 1916 Son of Frances Anne Przybyszewski.

Enlisted

Boston, MA 21 March 1941 Boston, Massachusetts

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Hohnstein, Germany 11 May 1944 Stalag 4A Hohnstein (Airfield at Dresden-Klotsche) (No Base Camps: 13 Work Camps) Saxony 51-14

Other

Shot down POW

Fischbach, Germany 11 May 1944 Shot down 11-May-44 in B-17 42-97260 'Bow-Ur-Neck-Stevens', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4868

Based

Molesworth 11 May 1944 Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4868 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database