Anthony T Kujawa
MilitaryShot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #41-24565 'The Rambling Wreck', Prisoner of War (POW).
At Stalag Luft 17B, the International Red Cross provided log books, and he had one. Before the forced march he wrote in his 'if anyone finds this please send it to me' and included his United States address. He received his journal about 6 months after the end of WWII from an Australian soldier.
Earlier 10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, with B-17 #42-5482 'Cat O'Nine Tails' running out of fuel landed at Bedfordshire. Crew returned.
Awards: POW
2 credited (Me210, FW)
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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Monessen, Pennsylvania | 5 August 1921 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 5 November 1943 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Died |
13 January 2011 | ||
Buried |
Jacksonville National Cemetery | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA |
Revisions
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Updated the location of the POW event to “Zagan, Poland” per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added connections to A/C #41-24565 and A/C #42-5482 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1157, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 341,
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