Andrew Bezak
Military ROLL OF HONOURJim Bezak, nephew, [email protected]
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Mingo Junction, Ohio | 13 October 1918 | |
Died |
25 November 1944 |
Revisions
"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
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / First Over Germany pg 58 & 138, MACR 10755