Chester M Guzik

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Chester M Guzik UPL 60560 UPL 60560

Family photo of my great-uncle Chester Guzik

Object Number - UPL 60560

Killed in Action at Essen in B-24 'Eli Swof, Jr' #42-51171.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Two B-24 Liberators, "273" (left) and (serial number 42-51171) (right) of the 467th Bomb Group after a ground collision. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-51171, Q2-? (ex-492 BG) was being given pre-flight checks by C/C & assistant C/C. All four engines were running at 1500 RPM for generator output when a/c jumped over wheel chocks, crossed runway and crashed into a/c 273. Both a/c loaded with bombs but none exploded.'

42-51171

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Eli Swof, Jr
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron 790th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in action

2 March 1945

Born

Chicago, Illinois

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Chester Guzik is my great-uncle

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Added S/N per MACR 12850 at Fold3.com. SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28831362

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added an association to the A/C #42-51171 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12850 & Watts book p 187

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