Edward Czyz
Military ROLL OF HONOURLWG, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Killed in Action (KIA). The #2 and #3 engines were on fire. The waist gunners hadn't heard the bail out signal and were still firing their guns when finally alerted. Sgt Czyz was last seen reaching for his chute and sitting in the waist section. A body was found in the aircraft by the Germans that was believed to be him. Buried in the Ardennes AMC.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39540571
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676508
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-671925
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-671944
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33236265
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nip N Tuck
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 | |
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Born |
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Buried |
Plot A Row 44 Grave 14 |
Revisions
Added Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Capitalized "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 883 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 883 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database