Norbert Mizera
Military![Master-Sergeant Norbert Mizera, of the 303rd Bomb Group, reads a letter from home by the tail gun of the B-17 Flying Fortress he flies. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238740.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '23A. Norbert Mizera (U.S. Air Corps ) likes hearing from home - his parents live at 229, E. Hurm-St., Chicago. Educated at Lane Technical High School, he is 27 and single. O.P.S. Sgt. Mizera read](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-378919.jpg.webp?itok=PTYGhopv)
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 1051 - Master-Sergeant Norbert Mizera, of the 303rd Bomb Group, reads a letter from home by the tail gun of the B-17 Flying Fortress he flies. Image stamped...
Assigned to 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Beckmeyer, IL | 6 June 1916 | Son of Stanley and Palagia 'Polly' Mizera. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 15 May 1940 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
1 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Waukegan, IL | 31 January 1996 |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/96374197
https://www.fold3.com/image/653582887
https://www.fold3.com/record/66908268/norbert-mizera-social-security-de…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83322909/norbert-mizera-wwii-army-enlistme…
https://www.fold3.com/record/625199897/norbert-mizera-1916-veterans-aff…
https://www.fold3.com/record/704013834/mizera-norbert-us-wwii-hospital-…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M
![Master-Sergeant Norbert Mizera, of the 303rd Bomb Group, reads a letter from home by the tail gun of the B-17 Flying Fortress he flies. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238740.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '23A. Norbert Mizera (U.S. Air Corps ) likes hearing from home - his parents live at 229, E. Hurm-St., Chicago. Educated at Lane Technical High School, he is 27 and single. O.P.S. Sgt. Mizera read](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378919.jpg.webp?itok=4rLuyWMF)