Longin M Winski
Military
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Object Number - UPL 40452 - Polish Cross of Valor translation of citation
A US volunteer who entered WWII as an RAF Polish 302 Squadron fighter pilot sometime before the US entered the war in 1941. He was good friends with fellow US volunteer Michael J. Murayda who was also in the RAF Polish 302 squadron. Both eventually transferred into the USAAF 56th Fighter Group, 61st Squadron on November 18th 1944 assigned to the Schilling Group as Flight Officers and eventually both being promoted as Second Lieutenants. Both were also awarded the Polish Cross of Valor with Winski receiving the Cross with a Bar on June 15th 1945. Second Lieutenant Winski received this honor posthumously as he had been shot down sometime in early 1945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-223193 and 02-015-069, and RAF Polish 302 Squadron 709518
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Beautiful Fredie
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Events
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Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
