Alex Peter Sokolosky
Military
L-R: Glenn Myers, Robert Myers, Leonard F Muszynski, Alex Sokolosky, Amos Hill.
Object Number - UPL 50283 - B-17 42-3413 "Hard Luck" Ground crew of 'Hard Luck' L-R: Glenn Myers, Robert Myers, Leonard F Muszynski, Alex Sokolosky, Amos Hill.
Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: GC, WII Victory, EAME.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hard Luck !
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cheboygan, MI | 13 June 1917 | Son of Fred Sokolosky. |
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Enlisted |
Traverse City, MI | 9 June 1942 | Traverse City, Michigan |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
11 October 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
13 June 1978 | ||
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Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, MI | 16 June 1978 | Calvary Cemetery Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Michigan |
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Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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