Stanley Rotkewicz
Military | Captain | Bomber pilot | 322nd Bomb Group
Instructor 42X class at Randolph Field, TX. Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. 67 x combat missions.
Awards: DFC, AM (7OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
James McNeil
Military
Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. member of Rotkewicz crew.
Service
People
Units served with
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322nd Bomb Group
Group
The 322nd Bombardment Squadron (Medium) was activated on 19-Jun-1942 at MacDill Field, Florida with B-26B Marauder aircraft. In late September 1942 the unit moved to Drane Field, Florida. The Ground echelon sailed for the UK aboard the Queen Elizabeth... -
450th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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41-31746 'Lorraine II'
B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Piloted by 1Lt Stanley George Rotkewicz. -
41-18099 'Lorraine'
B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb a power station in Harlem, Holland. Ditched in English channel after being shot up by fighters off enemy coast. 2 x RTD, 4 x KIA. 17-May-43. MACR 16165.
Associated Place
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Andrews Field
Military site : airfield
The base was known as Great Saling when construction – by US Army engineers – began in 1942 but was renamed Andrews Field in honour of the memory of Gen. Frank M. Andrews, who was killed when the B-24 he was travelling in crash-landed in Iceland on 3...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Lived in | Boston, MA, USA | 1942 |
| Based | Andrews Field | 1943 – 1944 |
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Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| 20 May 2017 08:28:01 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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