John A Martyniak
MilitaryFar right S/Sgt Darrell E Longley top turret gunner
Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Pilot on mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage, rescued by ASR. RTD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15097718 / O-695264
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39462469
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-123581
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16058728
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bristol County, MA | 14 September 1917 | Son of Stefan and Anna [Duszynski] Martyniak. |
Enlisted |
Fall River, MA | 24 September 1940 | Fall River, Massachusetts |
Other Ditched channel RTD |
30 miles W of Jersey | 8 June 1944 | Mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage, rescued by ASR. RTD |
Other Discharged USAAF |
28 May 1945 | Honorable discharge. | |
Died |
Taunton, MA | 4 July 2005 | |
Buried |
Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, MA | 9 July 2005 | Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, MA |
Based |
Ridgewell | Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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D-Day Bombers: The Veterans' Story By Stephen Darlow
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx