Casimir Paul Piatek

Military
media-50356.jpeg UPL 50356 S/Sgt Casimir Paul Piatek, 303BG

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Object Number - UPL 50356 - S/Sgt Casimir Paul Piatek, 303BG

Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. Crashed near Merseburg on 28-Sep-44 in B-17 'Reuel's Revenge' 42-97219. Prisoner of war (POW). MACR 9378





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.

Victor Robert Olson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19013352 / O-1996097
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.

42-97219

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Reuel's Revenge
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hammond, Indiana 2 February 1920 Son of Thomas Piatek.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 28 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Died

10 July 1992

Buried

Mustang Cemetery Mustang, Canadian County, OK 13 July 1992 Mustang Cemetery Mustang, Canadian County, Oklahoma

Based

Knettishall 28 September 1944 Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-nopq.html#N

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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography".

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MACR 9378

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

Casimir Paul Piatek: Gallery (3 items)

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Object number: UPL 50356 - S/Sgt Casimir Paul Piatek, 303BG

Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.

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