Joseph Kenneth Uniszkiewicz

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down May 1944 in B-17 #42-31495 'Wabbit Twacks', Killed in Action (KIA).

Purple Heart.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

James Douglas Boone

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Thomas Tidwell Cochran

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34307294
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flexible Gunner

Thomas W Corbett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Robert C Corpening

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner

James E Foster

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31495

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wabbit Twacks
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Poland 17 September 1920

Died

8 May 1944 in the loss of B-17 42-31495 which crashed near Bricquebec, Manche Department, France

Enlisted

New York City, New York, USA 22 June 2042
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Buried

Initiallly buried in France

Buried

his remains were brought back to the USA after the war. Joseph Uniszkiewicz rests at the Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, New York

Revisions

Date7 Dec 2021 22:51:40
Contributorjmoore43
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Updated events per info listed with the event.

Date30 Mar 2020 02:48:07
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date1 Nov 2018 11:42:58
ContributorED-BB
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Corrected typos under Service

Date1 Nov 2018 11:42:17
ContributorED-BB
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It's UNiszkiewicz !
MACR 4561
NARA WWII Enlistment records

Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:23
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4561 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database