Milan Marecek

Military
media-21578.jpeg UPL 21578 Part of the "Lady Stardust II" crew. From left to right: F/O Harold Eastman Jr (Co-Pilot); SSgt Merl D. Orcutt (Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner); SSgt Sam N. Fain (Ball Turret Gunner); 2nd Lt Milan Marecek (Pilot); 2nd Lt Cornelius A. Kohlman (Bombardier). This photo was taken on 11 May 1944. The next day SSgt Orcutt was KIA over Brux, Czechosolvakia. M.D. Eastman

MSgt Merle D. Eastman, USAF, (Ret'd) eldest son of Harold Eastman Jr

Object Number - UPL 21578 - Part of the "Lady Stardust II" crew. From left to right: F/O Harold Eastman Jr (Co-Pilot); SSgt Merl D. Orcutt (Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner);...

30 missions ETO



DFC/ w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO Ribbon w/ 3 Battle Stars/ WW II Victory Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Events

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Born

Berwyn, Illinois 5 September 1920

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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Object number: UPL 21578 - Part of the "Lady Stardust II" crew. From left to...