Nicholas J Matulik

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5861 'Laden Maiden'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5861

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Laden maiden
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Youngstown, Ohio, USA 14 November 1922

Enlisted

Columbus, Ohio, USA 29 October 1942 Fort Hayes

Died

30 December 1943

Buried

28 April 1949 See Find-a-grave Memorial ID 49259053.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 30 December 1943

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Added an Enlistd event per "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946" at Ancestry.com.

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Added S/N and buried date from "U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962" at Ancestry.com.

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Added birth date and Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 49259053.

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Added a connection to the 100th BG.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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I am his nephew.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2020 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database