Henry Leonard Ostapowski (20, 29 April 1921 Milwaukee, Wisconsin), a resident of 2476 South 13th St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No., T-760 Order No. 11,282) on 16 February 1942 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He was a student at Alliance College, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. Henry listed his father, Anton Ostapowski, as the person who would alway know his address. He was described as 5' 11" in height, 154 lbs., with a light complexion, hazel eyes and blonde hair.
Henry L. Ostapowski (1921 Wisconsin), a resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, enlisted as a Private (S/N 36282482) on 11 November 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was single, had completed 2 years of college and had been working as a "checker".
He rose up in rank to Second Lieutenant (O-785422). Henry L. Ostapowski was a bombardier assigned to the 531st Bomber Squadron of the 380th Bomb Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces and sent to the South Pacific. He was first assigned to Kilbury's Crew (98) on 17 January 1945 but was transferred to Connaughton's Crew (95).
On June 18, 1945, 2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski was the bombardier aboard B-24J Liberator J-135-CO, (S/N 42-110115), with nose art, "Drunkard's Dream". At 0506 hours the plane took off from Murtha Field on a mission (No. 169-E2) to hit the Balikpapan fortifications on Borneo, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It "was seen to be airborne, then settled and crashed, exploding on impact about one-half mile from the northern end of the strip. The entire crew of eleven men were killed instantly." It was the aircraft's 74th mission in the Pacific Theatre.
Connaughton's Crew (95):
2nd Lt. Joseph B. Connaughton, Jr. – Aircraft Commander
2nd Lt. Jay W. Swan – Co-pilot
2nd Lt. Edward I. Plotkin – Navigator
2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski – Bombardier
T/Sgt Smith M. Abbott – Flight Engineer
T/Sgt. Gerald H. Altig – Radio Operator
S/Sgt. George P. Adams – Martin Upper Gunner
S/Sgt. Lonnie L. Albert – Armorer Gunner
S/Sgt. Henry F. Bain, Jr. – Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph C. Barb – Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Harry D. Rollings – Photographer
They were first buried in USAF Cemetery #1, in San Jose, Mindoro, P. I. After the war their remains were brought to 7747 USAF Cemetery, Manila #2, Philippine Islands. The deceased in Manila #2 (over 11,000 American soldiers) rested there until their removal to the American Graves Registration Service Manila Mausoleum in the summer of 1948. The bodies of S/Sgt. Lonnie L. Albert, 2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski and S/Sgt. Harry D. Rollings could not be positively identified individually and so by "administrative decision" they were brought back to the Unites States and buried together on 20 January 1950 in their final resting place in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Kentucky - Section E, Grave 242.
Henry L. Ostapowski (1921 Wisconsin), a resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, enlisted as a Private (S/N 36282482) on 11 November 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was single, had completed 2 years of college and had been working as a "checker".
He rose up in rank to Second Lieutenant (O-785422). Henry L. Ostapowski was a bombardier assigned to the 531st Bomber Squadron of the 380th Bomb Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces and sent to the South Pacific. He was first assigned to Kilbury's Crew (98) on 17 January 1945 but was transferred to Connaughton's Crew (95).
On June 18, 1945, 2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski was the bombardier aboard B-24J Liberator J-135-CO, (S/N 42-110115), with nose art, "Drunkard's Dream". At 0506 hours the plane took off from Murtha Field on a mission (No. 169-E2) to hit the Balikpapan fortifications on Borneo, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It "was seen to be airborne, then settled and crashed, exploding on impact about one-half mile from the northern end of the strip. The entire crew of eleven men were killed instantly." It was the aircraft's 74th mission in the Pacific Theatre.
Connaughton's Crew (95):
2nd Lt. Joseph B. Connaughton, Jr. – Aircraft Commander
2nd Lt. Jay W. Swan – Co-pilot
2nd Lt. Edward I. Plotkin – Navigator
2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski – Bombardier
T/Sgt Smith M. Abbott – Flight Engineer
T/Sgt. Gerald H. Altig – Radio Operator
S/Sgt. George P. Adams – Martin Upper Gunner
S/Sgt. Lonnie L. Albert – Armorer Gunner
S/Sgt. Henry F. Bain, Jr. – Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph C. Barb – Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Harry D. Rollings – Photographer
They were first buried in USAF Cemetery #1, in San Jose, Mindoro, P. I. After the war their remains were brought to 7747 USAF Cemetery, Manila #2, Philippine Islands. The deceased in Manila #2 (over 11,000 American soldiers) rested there until their removal to the American Graves Registration Service Manila Mausoleum in the summer of 1948. The bodies of S/Sgt. Lonnie L. Albert, 2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski and S/Sgt. Harry D. Rollings could not be positively identified individually and so by "administrative decision" they were brought back to the Unites States and buried together on 20 January 1950 in their final resting place in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Kentucky - Section E, Grave 242.
Henry Leonard Ostapowski (20, 29 April 1921 Milwaukee, Wisconsin), a resident of 2476 South 13th St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No., T-760 Order No. 11,282) on 16 February 1942 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He was a student at Alliance College, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. Henry listed his father, Anton Ostapowski, as the person who would alway know his address. He was described as 5' 11" in height, 154 lbs., with a light complexion, hazel eyes and blonde hair.
Henry L. Ostapowski (1921 Wisconsin), a resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, enlisted as a Private (S/N 36282482) on 11 November 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was single, had completed 2 years of college and had been working as a "checker".
He rose up in rank to Second Lieutenant (O-785422). Henry L. Ostapowski was a bombardier assigned to the 531st Bomber Squadron of the 380th Bomb Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces and sent to the South Pacific. He was first assigned to Kilbury's Crew (98) on 17 January 1945 but was transferred to Connaughton's Crew (95).
On June 18, 1945, 2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski was the bombardier aboard B-24J Liberator J-135-CO, (S/N 42-110115), with nose art, "Drunkard's Dream". At 0506 hours the plane took off from Murtha Field on a mission (No. 169-E2) to hit the Balikpapan fortifications on Borneo, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It "was seen to be airborne, then settled and crashed, exploding on impact about one-half mile from the northern end of the strip. The entire crew of eleven men were killed instantly." It was the aircraft's 74th mission in the Pacific Theatre.
Connaughton's Crew (95):
2nd Lt. Joseph B. Connaughton, Jr. – Aircraft Commander
2nd Lt. Jay W. Swan – Co-pilot
2nd Lt. Edward I. Plotkin – Navigator
2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski – Bombardier
T/Sgt Smith M. Abbott – Flight Engineer
T/Sgt. Gerald H. Altig – Radio Operator
S/Sgt. George P. Adams – Martin Upper Gunner
S/Sgt. Lonnie L. Albert – Armorer Gunner
S/Sgt. Henry F. Bain, Jr. – Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph C. Barb – Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Harry D. Rollings – Photographer
They were first buried in USAF Cemetery #1, in San Jose, Mindoro, P. I. After the war their remains were brought to 7747 USAF Cemetery, Manila #2, Philippine Islands. The deceased in Manila #2 (over 11,000 American soldiers) rested there until their removal to the American Graves Registration Service Manila Mausoleum in the summer of 1948. The bodies of S/Sgt. Lonnie L. Albert, 2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski and S/Sgt. Harry D. Rollings could not be positively identified individually and so by "administrative decision" they were brought back to the Unites States and buried together on 20 January 1950 in their final resting place in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Kentucky - Section E, Grave 242.
Henry L. Ostapowski (1921 Wisconsin), a resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, enlisted as a Private (S/N 36282482) on 11 November 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was single, had completed 2 years of college and had been working as a "checker".
He rose up in rank to Second Lieutenant (O-785422). Henry L. Ostapowski was a bombardier assigned to the 531st Bomber Squadron of the 380th Bomb Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces and sent to the South Pacific. He was first assigned to Kilbury's Crew (98) on 17 January 1945 but was transferred to Connaughton's Crew (95).
On June 18, 1945, 2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski was the bombardier aboard B-24J Liberator J-135-CO, (S/N 42-110115), with nose art, "Drunkard's Dream". At 0506 hours the plane took off from Murtha Field on a mission (No. 169-E2) to hit the Balikpapan fortifications on Borneo, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It "was seen to be airborne, then settled and crashed, exploding on impact about one-half mile from the northern end of the strip. The entire crew of eleven men were killed instantly." It was the aircraft's 74th mission in the Pacific Theatre.
Connaughton's Crew (95):
2nd Lt. Joseph B. Connaughton, Jr. – Aircraft Commander
2nd Lt. Jay W. Swan – Co-pilot
2nd Lt. Edward I. Plotkin – Navigator
2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski – Bombardier
T/Sgt Smith M. Abbott – Flight Engineer
T/Sgt. Gerald H. Altig – Radio Operator
S/Sgt. George P. Adams – Martin Upper Gunner
S/Sgt. Lonnie L. Albert – Armorer Gunner
S/Sgt. Henry F. Bain, Jr. – Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph C. Barb – Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. Harry D. Rollings – Photographer
They were first buried in USAF Cemetery #1, in San Jose, Mindoro, P. I. After the war their remains were brought to 7747 USAF Cemetery, Manila #2, Philippine Islands. The deceased in Manila #2 (over 11,000 American soldiers) rested there until their removal to the American Graves Registration Service Manila Mausoleum in the summer of 1948. The bodies of S/Sgt. Lonnie L. Albert, 2nd Lt. Henry L. Ostapowski and S/Sgt. Harry D. Rollings could not be positively identified individually and so by "administrative decision" they were brought back to the Unites States and buried together on 20 January 1950 in their final resting place in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Kentucky - Section E, Grave 242.
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