William George Miskho
MilitaryNARA Ref 342-FH-3A14260-60213AC.
Assigned to 653BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. On 1-Mar-45 he was on a successful low-level flight to Berlin to parachute two OSS agents. The mission was flown on a moonlit night at fence-top level all the way. The zigzag course, followed rivers and other features.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749530
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 12th Replacement Control Depot No 1 Combat Crew Replacement Center VIII Reconnaissance Wing 25th Bomb Group 328th Service Group 60th Troop Carrier Group No 6 Combat Crew Replacement Center 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 11th Troop Carrier Squadron 653rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-790106
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
North Tonawanda, NY | 13 August 1917 | Son of George and Magdelena Miskho. |
Enlisted |
2 September 1941 | Buffalo, New York | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
13 January 1947 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Colorado Springs, CO | 16 August 1991 | |
Buried |
Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO | 19 August 1991 | Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado |
Based |
Watton | Assigned to 653BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/538982868
https://www.fold3.com/image/106763905
https://www.fold3.com/record/12858950-william-g-miskho
https://www.fold3.com/record/83507495-william-g-miskho
https://www.fold3.com/record/528054312-william-miskho-1917
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83743663/william-g-miskho
Aerial Intelligence of the 8th Air Force, pg 14-15, 27 (photo) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia