John B Mazanek

Military

He flew on Charles Schoolfield and David Wheeler crews. He was also 369th Squadron Navigator.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)
  • Service Numbers: O-791509
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot; Assistant to Director of Operations
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13077741
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sis
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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The 306th Bomb Group unit history

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; Combat Crews pg. 102 & 120 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia