John Thomas Joblonski

Military

John Joblonski was Left Waist gunner on board B-17 ≠42-31880, shot down on the Mannheim mission, 27 May 1944. Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Anthony Filippi

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12039508
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

John Joseph Gilbert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32105981 at enlistment, then O-687028
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Thomas Xavier McKenna

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32881589
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Edward Paul Ridings

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17159649 at enlistment, then O-757747
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Manuel Gerald Rosen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33037982
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-31880

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA 27 December 1913 Brooklyn, New York

Enlisted

1 April 1943 New York City, New York

Other

Wounded In Action (WIA)

27 May 1944 on board B-17 ≠42-31880

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

27 May 1944 After treatment in a hospital in Neustadt, Germany, he was sent to prison camp. NARA WWII POW record : "Interned Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow. Returned to Military Control 12 June 1945."

Other

Discharged

21 November 1945

Died

19 October 1987

Revisions

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Merged duplicate Died events.

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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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MACR 5338
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File

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MACR 5338
WWII Draft Card

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MACR 5338

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5338 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database