Stephen F Oleksak
MilitaryAssigned to HQ Sqn, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) troop re-supply mission to Cherbourg peninsula 7-Jun-44; Force landed both engines out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5657
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Headquarters (313rd Troop Carrier Group)
- Service Numbers: 14055734 / O-790055
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 313th Troop Carrier Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clifton, NJ | 24 December 1917 | Son of Andrew A and Irene V Oleksak. |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 11 March 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 7 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
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Died |
Peoria, AZ | 30 March 2005 | |
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Based |
Folkingham | 7 June 1944 | Assigned to HQ Sqn, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF. |