Joseph T Polka

Military

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 560th Bomb Squadron 388th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Lace

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Warren, Rhode Island 30 January 1921

Enlisted

Boston, MA 18 August 1942

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall Airfield, UK 20 March 1944 - 24 July 1944 Completed 35 combat missions

Died

Fall River, MA 4 June 1980
Fall River, MA 475 Tecumseh