Joseph Sylvester Bukacek Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 57261 - Sgt Joseph S Bukacek 306th Bomb Group MIA 1 May 1943
Killed in Action (KIA) on May 1, 1943. Assigned target was the uboat yards at St. Nazaire and a navigational error on return took the group over heavily defended Brest. The B-17 #42-29649 was attacked by fighters and caught on fire. Buka was 1 of 3 who parachuted out of the burning plane and were lost.
#41-98412
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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: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19061810
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12042154
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
St Clair County, Alabama | 1 April 1914 | |
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery, Saint James, France (Wall of the Missing) | There are 2 memorials for Sgt. Bukacek: 1) Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial in Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France 2) Oak Ridge Cemetery in Pell City, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 1 May 1943 |
Revisions
Added his middle name and his birth date (to the Born event) per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 11868477.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11868477/joseph-sylvester-bukacek
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 205, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 113-4, First Over Germany by Russell Strong pp. 105-8 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
