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Joseph Von Esley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) had mid air collision on night training mission with RAF fighter. Plane was Eager Eagle.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group.

422nd Bomb Squadron

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

People

Charles Francis Awrajcewicz

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 31125603
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-5376

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Eager Eagle
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		31 August 1943

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:02

ContributorAAM

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Sources

305th history / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia