Adolph J Dobek
MilitaryShot down by fighters SW of Berlin-Potsdam on a mission to Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31503. Crew baled out before a/c crashed N of Treuenbrietzen, GR. Prisoner of War (POW) at Barth Stalag Luft 1. Spent 14 months there and was liberated by the Russian Army
POW/ Air Medal w 1/Oak Leaf Cluster
Completed 13 missions over Germany. Shot down over Berlin on March 6, 1944. Prisoner of War (POW) until May 10, 1945 at Barth, Germany.
AM Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2903 / MACR 2903, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Self