Charles J Misiaszek

Military

The Nazis never gave Lt. Charles J. Misiaszek a chance to unpack his barracks bags when he arrived in England. He docked at 6 p.m., was just settling down at his new base five hours later when they came over to rip up the field with JU-88s. "Looked like a 4th of July celebration in May," the Wallingford, Conn. Liberator pilot recalled "But most of all it was plenty annoying." Lt. Misiaszek had his most trouble overseas because of a freak accident on the way to Munich. "We ran into a cloud bank about 60 miles from the target.“ he said. "Things got pretty confused and another B-24 just missed my plane. By the time we got straightened out we were separated from the rest of the formation. Climbing up through the overcast, I tacked on to another group going my way. Over the target, we ran into the roughest most intense flak barrage I've ever seen. There were more than 75 holes in the plane and the oxygen system was shot out and we had to drop down to 14,000 feet. We were shot at by every ack ack battery on the way home, and by the time we reached there, the Lib looked more like a sieve than an airplane---but none of the crew was even scratched."

There are 35 combat missions on the lieutenant's overseas log and he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (4Z-V+) nicknamed "Wolves Inc." of the 791st Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G., 4Z-V+.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wolves Inc.
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron 791st Bomb Squadron

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Revisions

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ContributorAlan Misiaszek
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Sources

From his son Alan C. Misiaszek

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit Roster in Healy's book on 467th, 1993 edition