Daniel Robert Duszkiewicz
Military
Navigator
340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF
KIA 17 November 1943
Object Number - UPL 54871 - 2LT Daniel Robert Duszkiewicz Navigator 340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF KIA 17 November 1943
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31031000
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Toledo, Ohio | 28 April 1920 | |
| Buffalo, New York | 1 July 1941 | 30 St. Mary's Road Worked for Hewitt Rubber Corp. | |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, New York | 12 March 1942 | |
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Died |
near Kalamaki, Greece | 17 November 1943 | Today the 340th lost a bomber over the target in the daytime to enemy fighter opposition. That is the first time such an event happened in the combat history of this group. Six men were in the plane, which was a 486th ship piloted by 2nd Lt. John D. O'Leary, a recent replacement. [Co-pilot 2nd Lt. John E. Smith was injured but survived. Four crewmen were KIA: Daniel R. Duskiewicz, John P. Sweeney, Roderick M. McDougal and Frank E. Williams] |
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Buried |
Cheektowaga, New York | Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, USA |
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