William J Bedzyk

Military

Assigned to 352BS, 303BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brux in B-17 44-6351 4-Mar-45; flak, crashed Waidhofen, Austria; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12903



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, IL 19 May 1923 Son of James and Dorothy Bedzyk.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 20 February 1943

Died

Waidhofen, Austria 4 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Brux in B-17 44-6351 4-Mar-45; flak, crashed Waidhofen, Austria; KIA MACR 12903

Based

Lucera 4 March 1945 Assigned to 352BS, 303BG, 15AF USAAF.

Buried

Cedar Park Cemetery Chicago, IL Re-Interred Cedar Park Cemetery Calumet Park, Chicago, IL