Michael Stanislaus Saniuk
MilitaryAssigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 22-Apr-44 in B-24 42-63963. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Round Trip Ticket
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 10 March 1920 | Son of John Saniuk. |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 22 August 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 22 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
17 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
11 March 2000 | ||
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Buried |
Cedar Grove Cemetery Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA | 14 March 2000 | Cedar Grove Cemetery Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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Based |
Hethel | 22 April 1944 | Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4290 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database