Joseph R Medzihrasky

Military

Shortened his last name to "Medzi" after the war.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Lester Lempert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Henry H Wilson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802509
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-107154

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Puddles
  • Unit: 3rd Bomb Division 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

42-30342

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: T'aint A Bird II
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 334th Bomb Squadron

42-3095

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Peggy Ann
  • Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 25th Bomb Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 94th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 412th Bomb Squadron

42-31244

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

42-31258

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lucky Strike
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Missions

392

  • Date: 5 June 1944
  • Official Description: 629 Heavy Bombers attack 6 coastal defence installations in Cherbourg-Caen area and 8 in Pas de Calais area, along with 3 V-weapon sites and a railroad bridge. 6 Bombers are lost.

391

  • Date: 4 June 1944
  • Official Description: Third mission of the day consists of attacks by 400 Heavy Bombers on 10 targets including Airfields, railway junctions and bridges. No Bombers are lost.

384

  • Date: 2 June 1944
  • Official Description: Role of Bombers from 2-5 June in preparation for invasion of Normandy on 6 June includes continuation of attacks against transportation and Airfield Targets in Northern France and the institution of a series of blows against coastal defenses, mainly...

385

  • Date: 2 June 1944
  • Official Description: Role of Bombers from 2-5 June in preparation for invasion of Normandy on 6 June includes continuation of attacks against transportation and Airfield Targets in Northern France and the institution of a series of blows against coastal defenses, mainly...

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, OH 2 January 1923

Enlisted

Columbus, OH 13 December 1942 Fort Hays

Other

95th BG Combat Tour

Horham 11 December 1943 - 6 June 1944

Other

Wounded In Action

Rostock, Germany 26 February 1944 Unspecified wound during mission

Other

Wounded In Action

Sarreguemines, France 1 May 1944 Wounded in thigh during mission

Died

Parma, OH 28 October 1984

Buried

Brook Park, OH 31 October 1984 Holy Cross Cemetery Brook Park, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Add to Map Plot Sec 35, Lot 3438, Grave 2
Cleveland, OH 2811 Vega Avenue

Revisions

Date14 Aug 2020 01:13:26
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, person associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations
Sources

http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1136393
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44030_02_0…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61817&h=151707…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61817&h=151707…
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/4501

Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:32
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php