John Koliada
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: Daniel A Bradley, Fred C Bofink, Henry E Salmons, Fred Lemke.
Front L-R: Gordon Elmore, Leslie Cazzell, James Albright, Olsen, John Koiiada, Johnston.
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 51759 - F Lemke crew, 856BS,492BG. Rear L-R: Daniel A Bradley, Fred C Bofink, Henry E Salmons, Fred Lemke. Front L-R: Gordon Elmore, Leslie Cazzell,...
Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Returned to Duty (RTD).
Awards: 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16089661 / O-696381
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: War Eagle
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron 4th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
68-98 S 1st St, Fulton, NY 13069, USA | 26 October 1923 | Son of Mrs Augusta Koliada. |
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Enlisted |
Syracuse, NY, USA | 6 February 1943 | Syracuse New York |
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Other Survived crash landing |
Oulton, Norwich NR11, UK | 18 November 1944 | Survived crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Returned to Duty (RTD). |
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Died |
Fulton, NY 13069, USA | 16 September 1995 | |
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Based |
Harrington | Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Based |
Harrington | Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Saint Marys Cemetery Fulton, Oswego County, NY | Saint Marys Cemetery Fulton, Oswego County, New York |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology Supplements p. 542, 242 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia