Raymond Juskiewicz

Military
media-6447.jpeg UPL 6447 Harold F. Pierce Crew
Crew #456

Standing Left to Right:
Unknown
Richard Casey Owens (WG)
Raymond Juskiewicz (R/O)
Harold Pierce (P)
Jacob Mays (N)
Thomas McKiernan (CP)

Kneeling Left to Right:
Thomas Horn (WG)
Verdun Price (TG)
Rafael Anthony (NG)
Joseph Jewett (E)

This crew flew 8 missions with the 466th after previously flying with the 458th BG and the 93rd BG 466th Bomb Group collection

Chris Brassfield

Object Number - UPL 6447 - Harold F. Pierce Crew Crew #456 Standing Left to Right: Unknown Richard Casey Owens (WG) Raymond Juskiewicz (R/O) Harold Pierce (P) ...

Crew of Harold F. Pierce #456, plane was 'Sweet Lorraine'.



After the war Raymond Juskiewicz changed his name to Raymond Jusko.



DFC; air medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster

Connections

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Harold F Pierce

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-738023
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-110172

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sweet Lorraine
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group

42-110188

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 786th Bomb Squadron 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

42-95219

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Miss Gus, Patchie
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois 10 June 1923

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 30 November 1942

Died

Cook County, IL, USA 25 October 2008

Buried

Justice, IL, USA 29 October 2008 Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums Justice Cook County Illinois, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1260728
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=jusko&GSfn=raymo…;

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 347

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter

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Object number: UPL 6447 - Harold F. Pierce Crew Crew #456 Standing Left to...