Stephen Nicholas Vasilik
Military
Object Number - UPL 32385 - Sgt. Stephen N. Vasilik
Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31725 'Casa de Embriagos'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802855
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lil Ginny, Casa de Embriagos
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA | 6 December 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
27 February 1943 | ||
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Died |
25 May 1995 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
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Buried |
Arneytown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA | Brig Gen Wm C Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery |
Revisions
Added Enlisted event per "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010" at Ancestry.com.
Changed spelling of middle name per "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947" info on Ancestry.com.
Added the award mentioned in the "Summary biography" section. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Added birth, death & burial info per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 168852529.
Added S/N & POW camp info per records for WW2 POWs at the National Archives.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
