Joseph Kolar Jr

Military

Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 29-Nov-43 in B-17 42-6039, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1560



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-6039

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blondie III
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 5 March 1941 Chicago, Illinois

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 29 November 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Born

Chicago, Illinois Son of Joseph Kolar Sr.

Based

Horham 29 November 1943 Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/record/85288128/joseph-kolar-jr-wwii-army-enlistm…

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1560