Michael J Biakis
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 20984
Jack Decker Crew
392nd BG - 577 BS
392nd BG - 577 BS
Killed in Action (KIA) on 19 January 1945.
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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: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-721658
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little Lulu
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Springfield, MA, USA | 15 June 1924 | |
Died |
North Sea near Ipswich, Suffolk, UK | 19 January 1945 | On 18 Jan 1945, B-24 Aircraft: #42-95223 "Little Lulu"" was on a periodic practice mission over England (basically a new aircrew indoctrination in take-off, formation flying, and recovery tactics training). The crew consisted of pilot 2Lt Jack Jack Decker, co-pilot 2Lt Michael J. Biakis, Navigator 2Lt Robert G. Johnson, engineer gunner SSgt Robert Francis Demery, and and radio operator SSgt Marcus W. Hadley, all of the 577th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group. The weather situation had deteriorated to snow squalls and strong winds with poor visibility. The Little Lulu returned over the Base where they left the flying formation. From this point on, the crew was never heard from again. Official reporting surmised that strong winds aloft contributed to this aircraft and crew being drifted out over the North Sea area in the Ipswich area, where they ultimately went down. They were never heard from or reported on from any source subsequently. All were recorded as awarded the Air Medal posthumously |
Buried |
No Known Grave Tablet of The Missing Cambridge American Cemetery | ||
Springfield, MA, USA | 79 Alvia Street |
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Sources
ABMC, Roll of Honor, Combat Supplement / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia