Stanley John Sturak
Military
Justin Sturak grandson of Stanley J Sturak
Object Number - UPL 13830 - Stanley J Sturak US Army Air Corp. ID # 33419781
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4231346 'Shack Rabbit. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35666456
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-521326
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot, Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672350
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11057514
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734835
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shack Rabbit
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 20 April 1922 | Son of Nicholas & Stefania(Stella) Sturock |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 11 January 1943 | Residence: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Private, Branch Immaterial |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria Stalag XVII-B | 24 April 1944 - 2 May 1945 | Flew out of Grafton Underwood, England. Shot down on bomb run to Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. - Target - Aircraft Plant. Stalag XVII-B ID#106445 |
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Died |
Pittsburgh, PA 15227, USA | 11 March 2015 | God Bless My Grandfather! He is Loved, and will be missed. |
Revisions
My name is Justin N Sturak, grandson of Stanley J Sturak. I am sad to sad my granfather passed away March 11, 2015.
My name is Justin N Sturak, grandson of Stanley J Sturak. I am sad to sad my granfather passed away March 11, 2015.
My name is Justin N Sturak, grandson of Stanley J Sturak. I am sad to sad my granfather passed away March 11, 2015.
My name is Justin N Sturak, grandson of Stanley J Sturak. I am sad to sad my granfather passed away March 11, 2015.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4355 / MACR 4355, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
