Andrew Bezak

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-37431.jpeg UPL 37431 T. Sgt. Andrew Bezak

Jim Bezak, nephew, [email protected]

Object Number - UPL 37431 - T. Sgt. Andrew Bezak

He joined the group on 03 Apr 1942. He flew on LT. Maurice Salada crew. He was the 3rd EM to complete tour of 25 missions in May 1943. He left the 306th BG; went on a 30 day furlough and reported to the 447th BG.



Killed in Action (KIA) on 11/25/44 in B-17 'Shack Happy' #4231154



DFC, AM 5OLC,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shack Happy
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mingo Junction, Ohio 13 October 1918

Died

25 November 1944

Revisions

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Nephew: Jim Bezak (Vermont)

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Jim Bezak, nephew, from family geneology.

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ContributorEmily
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"First Over Germany pg 58 & 138, MACR 10755, http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/cemetery/search/pframe.asp?HonoreeID=649209&am"

Data update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / First Over Germany pg 58 & 138, MACR 10755

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