Joseph Kenneth Uniszkiewicz
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down May 1944 in B-17 #42-31495 'Wabbit Twacks', Killed in Action (KIA).
Purple Heart.
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Units served with

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

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34307294
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wabbit Twacks
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions

- Date: 8 May 1944
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
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
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorED-BB
ChangesChanges to surname, middlename, service number, biography, events, person associations, place associations and mission associations
Sources
It's UNiszkiewicz !
MACR 4561
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
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