Paul John Terjak

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-47611.jpeg UPL 47611 2nd Lt Paul J. Terjak, 748BS, 457BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 47611 - 2nd Lt Paul J. Terjak, 748BS, 457BG

Assigned to 748BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Weimar, Germany in B-17 42-97558 'Tis Me Sugar' 24-Aug-44. Crashed / Ditched into North Sea West of Island of Sylt, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8200



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14077251 / O-819645
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tis Me Sugar
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Homestead, PA 10 July 1918 Son of Valerie Terjak.

Died

West of Island of Sylt 24 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Weimar, Germany in B-17 42-97558 'Tis Me Sugar' 24-Aug-44 Crashed / Ditched into North Sea West of Island of Sylt KIA MACR 8200

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot A Row 18 Grave 11

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Glatton 24 August 1944 Assigned to 748BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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

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1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, MACR 8200 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8200 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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