Thomas John Mikulka
Military
Front Row L to R: Emmett Bell-B; Donald Caylor-N (KIA); Robert Bangs-CP; Lawrence Cook-P
Dad's Crew Photo
Object Number - UPL 7184 - 2nd Lt Lawrence Cook Crew: Back Row L to R: Thomas Mikulka-TG; John J Alexander, Jr-WG; Milo Blakely-WG; Jay Joyce-RO; John R Kyler-BGT; John...
Shot down by fighters and flak on return from mission to Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944 in B-17F 42-30423. Evaded (EVD). See the story of his evasion at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fmikulktj.html
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32363852
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36030654 at enlistment, then O-754310
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13070999 at enlistment, then O-735248
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39307023
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13096872
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lansford, Arbon County, Pennsylvania | 9 December 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
22 May 1942 | Chicago, Illinois | |
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Other Evaded capture (EVD) |
4 February 1944 - 4 September 1944 | Helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Comète evasion network, stayed hidden until the liberation of Brussels | |
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Died |
12 March 2008 | Chanute, Kansas | |
| Lansford, Pennsylvania | |||
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Buried |
Thomas Mikulka rests at the Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA |
Revisions
MACR 2237
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1890
Research for his page at http://www.evasioncomete.org/fmikulktj.html
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2237;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Changed spelling of surname based on information provided by Debra Mikulka
My Father, John Kyler's Crew Photo.
B-17 photo, crashed in Koersel, Belgium/photo from Author-Historian Jean Dillen
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2237, 8th AF Losses