Victor J Husak
MilitaryShot down 12 September 1944 in B-17 #4338352. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395171.jpg?itok=zAFThN6K)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-48769.jpeg?itok=brcpAQiL)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
Places
![B-24 Liberators of the 493rd Bomb Group line up for take off. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Debach.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395730.jpg?itok=f6WUfgK0)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Joliet, Illinois, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8870 / MACR 8870, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database