Michael Joseph Kacere

Military
media-26522.jpeg UPL 26522 Lt James W O'Leary and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based in England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October 1944.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10214-B61689AC.

Object Number - UPL 26522 - Lt James W O'Leary and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based in England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October...

In July 2017, Michael Kacere took a Wings of Freedom flight in a B-17 with his son Richard.

Of his service, he said:

"We were called to duty, and I decided to enlist in the Army Air Corps... We get in that plane, and we have our maps of where we are supposed to go... We went, did our jobs and came back."

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-555622
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Lace

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cedar Rapids, IA 17 May 1922 Son of Joseph A and Mary Kacere.

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks Park, 345 North Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, USA 31 January 1943 Jefferson Barracks, St Louis, Missouri
Linn County, IA, USA

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Training

Training Locations: St. Louis, MO; Sioux City, IA; Santa Ana, CA; Lincoln, NE; Kearney, NE; Rapid City, SD;

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K

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