Roy J Kruger

Military
media-28909.jpeg UPL 28909 1944 Yearbook Ryan Field SanD,CA

1944 Yearbook Ryan Field SanD,CA

Object Number - UPL 28909 - 1944 Yearbook Ryan Field SanD,CA

Roy Kruger reported to the ETO on 25 October 1944. He was Co-Pilot to 2nd Lt Harold C. Mattson on the 10 January 1945 mission to Gymnich / Köln, Germany in B-17 # 44-8446.

Crashed near Köln-Wahl. Immediately captured, was made a Prisoner of War (POW) and interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12.

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William Mocharnuk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-771953
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Radar Navigator

Richard Ramirez

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38460861
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Lawrence C Shaw

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-127499
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Joseph T Zymanek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 42029199
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Kansas, United States 13 August 1923

Enlisted

San Diego, California, United States 10 December 1942 as a Private in the Air Corps

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Captured

near Köln, Germany 10 January 1945 Immediately captured on landing in parachute

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 10 January 1945 Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth Germany. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military control 26 June 1945."

Died

1 October 2000
Leroy, Kansas, United States

Buried

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California, United States

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MACR 11746
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition MACR 11746, First Over Germany pg. 300, NARA / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11746 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…

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