Victor D Dolecek

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Hof Meteln on 6/21/44 in B-24 #42-95186. Killed in Action (KIA). Shot by Nazi party official while prisoner of war (US case 12-1368, charge 1). Killer was hanged 11/5/1948.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 June 1944

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

21 June 1944

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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MACR, R&R paper 12-1368

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6264 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database