Joseph E Rutkowski
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Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Gene Viehman crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Rosenheim in B-17 43-38646 18-Apr-45; crashed near Krallsheim Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14175
Awards: AM (4OLC), POW, GC, WWII Victory, American Campaign, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14120723 / O-926796
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Farmer's Daughter
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: NOW GO!, Blue Bomb Express
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Gee Eyewanna Go Home
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gaposis, Becomin’ Back
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 18 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) |
Other Discharged USAAF |
28 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Twin Lakes, WI | 22 June 2005 | |
Buried |
Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery Twin Lakes, Kenosha County, WI | 25 June 2005 | Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery Twin Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin |
Enlisted |
12 April 4944 | ||
Based |
Deenethorpe | 18 April 1945 | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Enlisted |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2795
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143824052
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112316540/joseph-e.-rutkowski
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14175,
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