Stanley A Chmielecki
Military
Object Number - UPL 28412 - MACR 2722, Page 15
Shot down by enemy aircraft in B-17 #42-31397 on 25 Feb 1944 on a mission to Regensburg, GR. A/C crashed S of Klagenfurt, Austria. Prisoner of War (POW).
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 353rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 25 February 1944 | Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug (Closed) Moved to Stalag 4 Grosstychow East Prussia 54-20 |
Revisions
Added a connection to Stalag Luft Vl per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added the S/N, role & A/C connection from the MACR photo attached to the person in this record.
Added info about the “Regensburg, GR mission” to the "Summary biography" - gleaned the info from the MACR 2722.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…