Stanley Henry Ducki
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 86BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. James Collins crew. Completed 29 x missions. Completed tour, killed while on guard duty 7-Feb-45, when plane B-24 42-50509 caught fire and exploded. Died Non Battle (DNB)
Mission List: Hallendorf, Landau, Wetzlar, Altenbeken, Offenburg, Bielefeld, Eschweiler, Metz, Sterkrade, Gelsenkirchen, Dortmund, Gustavsburg, Cologne, Osnabruck, Koblenz, Kassel, Best, Schwabisch Hall, Basdorf, Schwerin, Lyon, Le Havre, Juvincourt, Saleux, Brunswick, Kiel, Mery-Sur-Oise.
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), PH.
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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: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wana
- Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Louisiana Belle
- Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: T S Tessie
- Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
7 May 1924 | BornNew Britain, Connecticut | |
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Based |
21 July 1944 - 7 February 1945 | Joined Sqd 21-Jul-44. | |
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Died Died non Battle (DNB) |
7 February 1945 | Died Non BattleShipdham, UK |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd