Joseph Z Mazur
Military
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UPL 18040
Crew #736
Archibald Williams Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: Aurelio Florida (G), H. Burton (G), George Goodhand (TG), E. Baranski (G), Phillip Hudson (FE), Joseph Z. Mazur (R/O)
Kneeling Left to Right: Ernest H. Vickers (CP), Edward Stutzman (N), Leroy F. Hurst (B), Archibald L. Williams (P)
Crew Roster:
Archibald Williams - Pilot
Ernest H. Vickers - Co-Pilot
Leroy F. Hurst - Bombardier
Edward L. Stutzman - Navigator
Philip Hudson - Flight Engineer
Joseph Mazure - Radio Operator
George Goodhand - Gunner
This crew flew 15 combat missions before being involved in a mid-air collision on a practice mission, 16 September 1944. All of the men listed above were KIA in this incident. Additionally the 787th BS commander, John O. Cockey, was aboard their aircraft and was also KIA. 466th Bomb Group collection
Archibald Williams Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: Aurelio Florida (G), H. Burton (G), George Goodhand (TG), E. Baranski (G), Phillip Hudson (FE), Joseph Z. Mazur (R/O)
Kneeling Left to Right: Ernest H. Vickers (CP), Edward Stutzman (N), Leroy F. Hurst (B), Archibald L. Williams (P)
Crew Roster:
Archibald Williams - Pilot
Ernest H. Vickers - Co-Pilot
Leroy F. Hurst - Bombardier
Edward L. Stutzman - Navigator
Philip Hudson - Flight Engineer
Joseph Mazure - Radio Operator
George Goodhand - Gunner
This crew flew 15 combat missions before being involved in a mid-air collision on a practice mission, 16 September 1944. All of the men listed above were KIA in this incident. Additionally the 787th BS commander, John O. Cockey, was aboard their aircraft and was also KIA. 466th Bomb Group collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813627
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York, USA | 31 August 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Albany, NY, USA | 10 December 1942 | |
Died |
Gooderstone, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE33, UK | 16 September 1944 | |
Albany, NY, USA | |||
Buried |
Waterford, NY 12188, USA | Saint Michael's Cemetery Waterford Saratoga County New York, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 348