Joseph R Matukonis

Military
media-21443.jpeg UPL 21443 Crew of the "Short Stride"

Lt. George C. Parker, Pilot Lt. Rosaire Bilodeau, Co-Pilot Lt. John Adams, Navigator Lt. Graham Ladd, Bombardier

Sgt. Leo Bennet, Radio Op, SSgt, Willie Brown, Engineer SSgt. Leonard Kessinger, Ball Turret SSgt. Jim Berry, Waist Gunner SSgt. Alan White, Waist Gunner SSgt. Joe Matukonis, Tail Gunner

MACR

Object Number - UPL 21443 - Crew of the "Short Stride" Lt. George C. Parker, Pilot Lt. Rosaire Bilodeau, Co-Pilot Lt. John Adams, Navigator Lt. Graham Ladd,...

Shot down 13 December 1943 in B-17 #423261 'Short Stride. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Events

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Born

Coaldale, Pennsylvania

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1655; Snetterton Falcons pg 60 & 88

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