Edward T Kornacki
MilitaryAssigned to 700BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak and landed in Switzerland on 31-Jul-44 in B-17 42-107092 'Umbriago'. Interned (INT)
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680430
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lillian Ann II
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New Jersey | 11 August 1919 | |
Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 31 July 1944 | Damaged by flak and landed in Switzerland on 31-Jul-44 in B-17 42-107092 'Umbriago'. Interned (INT) |
Died |
23 April 1991 | ||
Based |
Tibenham | 31 July 1944 | Assigned to 700BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Birsic MACR 6943 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia