Edward Nabozny
MilitaryAssigned to 750BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget in B-17 42-102464; Hit by flak lost two engines. Evaded EVD.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron 750th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17071717 / O-747374
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot ; Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: What's Next?
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Buffalo, New York, USA | 19 April 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY | 3 February 1942 | Buffalo, New York |
Other Baled out EVD |
Gournay, France | 14 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Le Bourget in B-17 42-102464; Hit by flak lost two engines. Evaded EVD. |
Died |
1 October 1970 | ||
Buried |
Saint Adalberts Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cheekowaga, NY | 5 October 1970 | Saint Adalberts Roman Catholic Cemetery Cheektowaga, Erie County, NY |
Based Evaded |
Glatton | 14 June 1944 | Assigned to 750BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorLucy May
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Nnames.html
ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 5805 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database