Casimir Jerome Paulinski

Military

Casimir Paulinski was a Co-Pilot in the 92nd Bomb Group / 407th Bomb Squadron. Was on board of B-17 #42-3184 'Aliquippa'; hit by enemy fighter, the Fortress made an emergency landing in the Netherlands on return of the 22 December 1943 mission to Osnabrück, Germany. (Prisoner of War - POW)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10601061
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39089357 and O-752500
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11117005
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32164122 and O-801644
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12098143 and O-748042
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

Lt. Basler and crew
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: U.S.S.. Aliquippa
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois 21 September 1919

Enlisted

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States 2 April 1941

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 22 December 1943 Captured in the Netherlands, he was interned at Stalag Luft 1 Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to military control 9 June 1945.”
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States

Revisions

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Casey was the name he was referred to by Family and Friends

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 1711
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1711