John Sliwka
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
42-30609 "Pistol Packin Mama" (95th BG 335th BS OE-N) lost on mission to Brunswick on 10th Feb 44 with Balman crew (1 KIA 9 POW MACR 2542).
Rear L-R Un, Donald W Goucher [Radio], SSgt John E Sliwka [Ball Turret], Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.
Front L-R Wayne W McIntyre [Pilot], John K Smith[Bombardier], Sidney Balman [CoPilot], Robert E Paine [Nav].
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A09160-E59231AC
Original identification of crew in front row of photo was mislabeled. I believe the names from left to right in the front row were reversed. Wayne W McIntyre is kneeling in the front row on the far left, not the far right. I am a nephew of Lt. McIntyre and I can identify him.
Object Number - UPL 19416 - Lt. Wayne W Mcintyre's crew of the 8th AF 95th Bomb Group standing by their B-17F "Pistol Packin' Mama" at their base in Horham, England, 6 February...
Shot down by fighters and crashed near Nordhorn, GR on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-30609 'Pistol Packin' Mama. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17062745 at enlistment, then O-667025
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32383813
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pistol Packin' Mama
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
Missions
![The wreck of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-100046) of the 389th Bomb Group, 2 October 1944. Official caption on image: "(GAD-2-7-61SC)(2-10-44)(A/C No. 2100046 - B-24)." Handwritten on reverse: '389BG. Taverham.' On reverse: John H. Woolnough [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414027.jpg.webp?itok=dBtsEDls)
- Date: 10 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Syracuse, New York State, United States | 15 August 1942 | Was a widower at the time of enlistment |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
near Bad Bentheim, Germany | 10 February 1944 | |
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Born |
Auburn, New York State, United States | ||
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Buried |
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Auburn, New York State, United States | initially buried in the prison cemetery in Lingen/Ems, Germany. His remains were repatriated to the USA after the war. | |
| Cayuga County, New York State, United States |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2542 / MACR 2542, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database