Victor P Valek
Military
Tail Gunner
Garland Lloyd Crew
95th BG - 334th BS
Shot down & captured 6 March 1944
Object Number - UPL 44402 - SSGT Victor P. Valek Tail Gunner Garland Lloyd Crew 95th BG - 334th BS Shot down & captured 6 March 1944
Damaged by fighter attacks on the return from a mission to Klein Machow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31299 'Junior' maintained formation until finally crashing NW of Beilen, Holland after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803103
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: She's My Gal II aka Junior
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Joliet, IL | 8 June 1920 | |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
NW of Beilen, Netherlands | 6 March 1944 | |
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Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | 15 March 1944 | Stalag Luft IV (dates are approximate) |
|
Died |
Biscayne Gardens, FL | 16 June 1996 | |
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Buried |
Alsip, IL | 19 June 1996 | Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum 6001 W 111th St #6072 Alsip, IL 60803 |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2999 / MACR 2999, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
