Armorer-Aerial gunner Killed In Action aboard
B-26B Marauder #42-96144 "Bank Nite Betty."
He and his crew were shot down over Belgium while flying a bombing mission to destroy the Eller Railroad Bridge in Germany. Their twin engine medium bomber was struck by a direct flak burst and was cut in half. No parachutes
were observed.
Missing Air Crew Report 11483.
Bruno was a large boy and falsified his age at
time of enlistment. He was only 16 years old
and just 17-1/2 at the time of his death.
The other crew members killed were:
1st Lt. Charles W Estes, Pilot
1st Lt. William D Collins, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Craig E Lewis, Bombardier
TSgt. William E Epps, Radio Operator & Gunner
PFC Abraham J Korn, Togglier
SSgt. James P Negri, Flight Engineer & Gunner
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Entered the service from Illinois; Service ID: 16187391.
~
Son of Frank and Charlotte Daszkiewicz.
B-26B Marauder #42-96144 "Bank Nite Betty."
He and his crew were shot down over Belgium while flying a bombing mission to destroy the Eller Railroad Bridge in Germany. Their twin engine medium bomber was struck by a direct flak burst and was cut in half. No parachutes
were observed.
Missing Air Crew Report 11483.
Bruno was a large boy and falsified his age at
time of enlistment. He was only 16 years old
and just 17-1/2 at the time of his death.
The other crew members killed were:
1st Lt. Charles W Estes, Pilot
1st Lt. William D Collins, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Craig E Lewis, Bombardier
TSgt. William E Epps, Radio Operator & Gunner
PFC Abraham J Korn, Togglier
SSgt. James P Negri, Flight Engineer & Gunner
~
Entered the service from Illinois; Service ID: 16187391.
~
Son of Frank and Charlotte Daszkiewicz.
Armorer-Aerial gunner Killed In Action aboard
B-26B Marauder #42-96144 "Bank Nite Betty."
He and his crew were shot down over Belgium while flying a bombing mission to destroy the Eller Railroad Bridge in Germany. Their twin engine medium bomber was struck by a direct flak burst and was cut in half. No parachutes
were observed.
Missing Air Crew Report 11483.
Bruno was a large boy and falsified his age at
time of enlistment. He was only 16 years old
and just 17-1/2 at the time of his death.
The other crew members killed were:
1st Lt. Charles W Estes, Pilot
1st Lt. William D Collins, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Craig E Lewis, Bombardier
TSgt. William E Epps, Radio Operator & Gunner
PFC Abraham J Korn, Togglier
SSgt. James P Negri, Flight Engineer & Gunner
~
Entered the service from Illinois; Service ID: 16187391.
~
Son of Frank and Charlotte Daszkiewicz.
B-26B Marauder #42-96144 "Bank Nite Betty."
He and his crew were shot down over Belgium while flying a bombing mission to destroy the Eller Railroad Bridge in Germany. Their twin engine medium bomber was struck by a direct flak burst and was cut in half. No parachutes
were observed.
Missing Air Crew Report 11483.
Bruno was a large boy and falsified his age at
time of enlistment. He was only 16 years old
and just 17-1/2 at the time of his death.
The other crew members killed were:
1st Lt. Charles W Estes, Pilot
1st Lt. William D Collins, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Craig E Lewis, Bombardier
TSgt. William E Epps, Radio Operator & Gunner
PFC Abraham J Korn, Togglier
SSgt. James P Negri, Flight Engineer & Gunner
~
Entered the service from Illinois; Service ID: 16187391.
~
Son of Frank and Charlotte Daszkiewicz.
Inscription
SGT, 596 AAF BOMB SQ, 397 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
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