Theodore Roman Woznicki

Military

Theodore Woznicki was Radio Operator on B-17 #42-37734, shot down over Belgium on the 5 January mission to Kiel, Gemany. Landed in Belgium and evaded capture with the help of Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2132. Evaded (EVD).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

John Patrick Campbell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12159370
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Robert Brandon Currence

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-677674
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Ray Ellsworth Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35646857
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Marvin Becton Edwards

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-808014
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Harvey Leonard Hankins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-682857
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-37734

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cuddle Cat
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan, United States 6 April 1919

Enlisted

24 July 1941 Detroit, Michigan

Other

Bailed out

5 January 1944 of B-17 #42-37734, over Belgium

Other

La Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium 5 January 1944 landed in parachute near La Roche-en-Ardenne, 60km SE of Namur, Belgium

Other

Evaded capture (EVD)

5 January 1944 - 15 September 1944 Helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance, was back in England 15 September 1944

Died

28 May 2009 Marshall, Michigan
Hamtramck, Michigan

Buried

Theodore Woznicki rests at the White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, Michigan

Revisions

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Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2132
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
VA Gravesite Locator

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MACR 1686

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php