Gregory Clement Drobinko
MilitaryGregory Drobinko was Right Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-3453, downed by enemy fighters on the 14 October 1943 mission to Schweinfurt, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW)
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-671089
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37382005
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13089484
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aircrew Engineer-Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17128745
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA | 21 January 1914 | |
Enlisted |
Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA | 5 August 1942 | |
Other Captured |
14 October 1943 | after bailing out of 42-3453 over Schweinfurt, Germany | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
14 October 1943 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Poland. NARA WWII POW records: "Returned to Military Control 12 July 1945." | |
Died |
27 October 1984 |
Revisions
Updated Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 250147025.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250147025/gregory-clement-drobinko
MACR 831
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
SSDI Death Index
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 831 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Combat Chronology; Snetterton Falcons pg 61 & 76 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia