Edward Jacob Komurka
MilitaryAssigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 9 x combat missions.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19056985 / O-742940
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16124454
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16101191
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
![A crsashed B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3273) of the 95th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "1746. MRU. 12-23-43. Repps, Norfolk Co. B-17F, 42-3273. A." Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/12/43 A.' On reverse: Damaged USAAF Photographic Station 505 [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408540.jpg.webp?itok=zXvQ19Q1)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Impatient Virgin
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Muscoda, WI | 7 February 1916 | Son of Rudolph Komurka. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 16 March 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
21 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
20 October 1987 | ||
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Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA | 27 October 1987 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/40403969/edward-j-komurka-social-security-…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84384433/edward-j-komurka-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/709927456/komurka-edward-j-us-veterans-gra…
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/3680
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3824611/edward-j.-komurka
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php