Joseph P Repiscak

Military

media-51588.png UPL 51588 Sgt Joseph P Repiscak, 334BS, 95BG

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Object Number - UPL 51588 - Sgt Joseph P Repiscak, 334BS, 95BG

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Passenger aboard. Failed to Return (FTR) Chowhound mission to Utrecht, Netherlands in B-17 44-8640; crashed into English channel. Killed in Action (KIA)

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

334th Bomb Squadron

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

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Lionel Naulty Sceurman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 12077925 / O-831280
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8640

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Section 8
Unit: 95th Bomb Group

Places

Horham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Chicago, IL	18 April 1921	Son of John M and Mary Anna Repiscak.
Enlisted	Chicago, IL	6 December 1940	Chicago, Illinois
Died	Off Benacre Ness	7 May 1945	Failed to Return (FTR) Chowhound mission to Utrecht, Netherlands in B-17 44-8640; crashed into English channel. KIA
Buried			Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK
Based	Horham	7 May 1945	Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.