Frank A Maruszewski
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssociated Thomas Clifford
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229.
Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by fighters 16 August 1943. Mission was the Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF in 41-24229 'Buzzin' Bear'.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Seeds of Satan - Miss Delores - Buzzin' Bear
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
16 August 1943 | ||
Born |
Uniontown, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate record to include details from:
the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp
44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp. 109-112 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia