Joseph S Waydak
Military
Object Number - UPL 14252 - 334th Fighter Squadron crew chiefs pose with (then) Lt. "Steve" Pisano's P-47 Thunderbolt "Miss Plainfield. Sitting on wing L-R: Leroy P. Hadden,...
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Salem Representative
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 June 1944
- Official Description: The Eighth begins shuttle bombing missions (FRANTIC) between UK and bases in USSR. P-47’s (2 groups) escort the Heavy Bombers from just off German coast to Stendal where a P-51 group continues escort to, and suppprt over, the target (synthetic oil...
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Indiana, USA | 18 October 1914 | Son of Steve Waydak. |
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Enlisted |
Michigan, USA | 12 May 1942 | |
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Based |
Debden | 9 December 1942 - 26 August 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Loughton IG10 3SW, UK | 1 May 1943 | Promoted to Tech Sergeant. |
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Other Operation Frantic III |
Russia | 21 June 1944 - 3 July 1944 | Participated in Operation FRANTIC II, the Russia Shuttle mission. |
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Other Discharged USAF |
28 February 1969 | Honouarable discharge. | |
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Died |
Riverside, CA, USA | 1 April 2005 | |
| Owosso, MI 48867, USA |
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Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
