Bernard Jurosek
Military25-May-42 Assigned to 303BG/437BS as an Aerial Gunner at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. 303BG records do not indicate that he was permanently assigned to a crew at that time, but he trained with crews at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico and at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. 303BG records do not indicate when he arrived at Molesworth, UK, but thought to be during October 1942.
He flew as a replacement gunner on B-17F 41-24607 "Jerry JinX", 303BG/427BS on 4 Operations (1 was aborted). Records indicate that he was permanently assigned to B-17F 41-24584 [GN-Q] 303BG/427BS on 3-Feb-43 and flew 22 missions with that crew. He completed a 28 x mission tour on 26-Jun-43.
Mission Participations (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) See Biography events.
Connections
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-659653
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-414648
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jerry Jinx : What's Up Doc
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 February 1943
- Date: 13 January 1943
- Date: 20 December 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 12 December 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 6 December 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cokeburg, PA | 1 November 1919 | Son of Francis and Stella Jurosek. |
Enlisted |
Fort Custer, MI | 23 January 1942 | Fort Custer, Michigan |
Other Assigned to Unit |
Boise, ID, USA | 25 May 1942 | Assigned as an Aerial Gunner with the 303BG/427BS at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Records do not indicate he was permanently assigned to an aircraft and crew at this time. |
Other Mission #1, SGT Bernard Jurosek, w/B-17F 41-24607, 303BG/427BS |
Lille, France | 6 December 1942 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24607 "Jerry JinX", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #2, SGT Bernard Jurosek, w/B-17F 41-24607, 303BG/427BS |
Rouen, France | 12 December 1942 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24607 "Jerry JinX", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #3, SGT Bernard Jurosek, w/B-17F 41-24607, 303BG/427BS - Aborted |
Romilly-sur-Seine, France | 20 December 1942 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24607 "Jerry JinX", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #4, SGT Bernard Jurosek, w/B-17F 41-24607, 303BG/427BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24607 "Jerry JinX", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #4, SGT Bernard Jurosek, w/B-17F 41-24569, 303BG/427BS - Aborted |
Hamm, Germany | 2 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24569 "Memphis Tot", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany, but severe cold and weather forced Wing Command to recall the formation. RTB OK. |
Died |
Fenton, MI | 29 March 2005 | |
Buried |
Oakwood Cemetery Fenton, Genesee County, MI | Oakwood Cemetery Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan | |
Avella, Washington County, PA | 1930 Census :- Resided Avella, Washington County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 24-Feb-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 2-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/013.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Added Assigned to Unit event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Edward J. Broussard crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-broussard.html
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Added Summary Biography and made connections to Place, Aircraft (through 23-Jan-43) and Missions (through 23-Jan-43) per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Edward J. Broussard crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-broussard.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-hij.html#H