Theodore Roman Woznicki
MilitaryTheodore 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35514655
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner/Assistant Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32075328
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12155778
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-683170
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan, United States | 6 April 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
24 July 1941 | Detroit, Michigan | |
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Other Bailed out |
5 January 1944 | of B-17 #42-37734, over Belgium | |
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Other |
La Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium | 5 January 1944 | landed in parachute near La Roche-en-Ardenne, 60km SE of Namur, Belgium |
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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 | |
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Died |
28 May 2009 | Marshall, Michigan | |
| Hamtramck, Michigan | |||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Theodore Woznicki rests at the White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, Michigan |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2132
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
VA Gravesite Locator
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