Edward W Kozacek
Military
388th BG - 563rd BS
Standing L to R: Phillip Brejansky (N), Belford J. Keirsted (P), Clifford E. Conklin (CP), Kent J. Keith (B)
Kneeling L to R: Edward Kozacek (FE), E.V. Lewelling (WG), Jack C. Kings (WG), Lawrence Goldstein (R/O), Robert Miller (TG) 388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 31045 - Belford Keirsted Crew 388th BG - 563rd BS Standing L to R: Phillip Brejansky (N), Belford J. Keirsted (P), Clifford E. Conklin (CP), Kent J....
Missions: 1943 - Nov 26 Bremen; Nov 29 Bremen; Dec 5 Bordeaux; Dec 24 Installations in France; Dec 30 Ludwigshaven; 31 Paris;
Missions:1944 - Jan 4 Munster; Jan 14 Installations in France; Jan 21 Installations in France; Jan 24 Frankfurt; Jan 29 Frankfurt; Jan 30 Brunswick; Feb 3 Wilhelmshaven; Feb 4 Frankfurt; Feb 6 Romily sur Seine; Feb 17 Brunswick; Feb 18 Rostock; Feb 19 Brunswick; Feb 20 Posen; Feb 21 Regensburg; Feb 22 Berlin; Feb 23 Berlin; Feb 24 Bordeaux; Feb 25 Rostock.
Plane was 'Worry Wart. '
DFC/ Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Good Conduct Medal
Connections
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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: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-800365
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Worry Wart
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dry Run, Screamin Red Ass
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cock O The Walk
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Horseheads, New York | 19 April 1911 | |
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Enlisted |
Albany, NY, USA | 10 September 1942 | |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 26 November 1943 - 4 March 1944 | |
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Died |
4 October 2003 | ||
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Buried |
Coxsackie, NY, USA | 7 October 2003 | Riverside Cemetery • Coxsackie, Greene County, New York, USA |
| Greene County, NY, USA |
Revisions
Added Abbreviated Month to the mission dates to help clarify the information.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
