Alfred Reginald Buinicky
Military
Back row, left to right : S/Sgt David Miller; S/Sgt Alfred R. Buinicky; S/Sgt Walter Gasser; S/Sgt James H. Comer Jr; S/Sgt Marion D. Ignaczewski; S/Sgt Frank Kimotek
Front row, left to right : Lt Ripley W. Joy; Lt William J. Monahan; Lt William P. Maher; Lt Walter Hargrove; Lt Martin L. Clark.
Connections with men and aircraft
Object Number - UPL 18992 - Photo of Lt Ripley W. Joy’s crew in front of “Jersey Bounce”, Serial #41-24539, Molesworth 27 July 1943. Back row, left to right : S/Sgt David...
Alfred Buinicky was a bench worker in a machine shop in Claremont, New Hampshire when he enlisted in August 1942. Sent overseas, he was assigned as a Ball Turret Gunner in the 303rd Bomb Group/358th Bomb Squadron in England. Shot down 31 August 1943 in B-17 42-29635 'Augerhead'. Initially evaded thanks to the help of French patriots and the Belgian COMET evasion network, he was captured by a German patrol near the Franco-Spanish border on 24 November 1943. Prisoner of War (POW). See the full story of his evasion at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fbuinicar.html
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11037222 / O-791476
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39085856
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Photographer
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Charlestown, NH | 15 June 1920 | Son of Lithuanian born John K and Elizabeth Buinicky. |
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Enlisted |
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States | 3 August 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Braunau am Inn, Austria | 31 August 1943 - 21 July 1945 | Captured on the French-Spanish border, he was interned in Barrack 29B at Stalag XVIIB (17B) in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW database : "Returned to Military control on 21 July 1945"... |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
20 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Oxford, Florida, United States | 27 March 1983 | Newport, NH |
| Manchester, New Hampshire, United States |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 470;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 470