Joseph Evanovich

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Chemnitz in B-17 43-39079 14-Feb-45; downed by flak near Wiesbaden. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12350

Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

390th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Leonard J Gaik

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-768507
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-39079

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Places

A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the

Framlingham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Parham

Netherlands American Cemetery

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA	30 May 1923	Son of Milo and Zora Evanovich.
Enlisted	Pittsburgh, PA	30 September 1941	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	Wiesbaden, Germany	14 February 1945	Failed to Return (FTR) Chemnitz in B-17 43-39079 14-Feb-45; downed by flak near Wiesbaden. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12350
Based Killed in Action (KIA)	Framlingham	14 February 1945	Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.
Buried	Netherlands American Cemetery		Netherlands American Cemetery Plot J Row 17 Grave 19

Revisions

Date23 Apr 2022 18:55:41

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28685886
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763630
https://www.fold3.com/record/83751507/joseph-evanovich-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/529873277/joseph-evanovich-american-battle…
https://www.fold3.com/record/704123892/evanovich-joseph-us-wwii-hospita…
https://www.fold3.com/record/703278665/evanovich-joseph-us-wwii-hospita…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56298550/joseph-evanovich

Date2 Jan 2021 22:42:10

Contributorjmoore43

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

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:58

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12350 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database