John Lawrence Misarko
MilitaryAssigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. Prisoner of War (POW). 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308.
Awards: DFC, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A crew of a B-26 Marauder of the 322nd Bomb Group in the cockpit of the aircraft. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication [illegible] Nov 1943.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crew of PN:N 131441. MIA 13/8/44.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379979.jpg.webp?itok=h92P11Pb)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13023319 / T-120336
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Ginger
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Schenectady County, NY, USA | 3 August 1920 | Son of Wawrzyniec V and Teofila [Klepacki] Misarko. |
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Enlisted |
Albany, NY, USA | 13 August 1942 | |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
62600 Berck, France | 21 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. POW. 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 21 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Schenectady, NY, USA | 30 August 1992 | |
| New York, NY, USA | |||
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Based |
Andrews Field | 21 April 1944 | Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Niskayuna, NY, USA | Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery Niskayuna Schenectady County New York, USA Plot: Sacred Heart Shrine |
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