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SGT Chester Frank “Chet” Nowakowski

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SGT Chester Frank “Chet” Nowakowski Veteran

Birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death
7 Jun 1944 (aged 22)
Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Burial
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Plot B Row 4 Grave 1
Memorial ID
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Chester served as a Sergeant on B-24H #41-29572, 18th Bomber Squadron, 34th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Michigan prior to the war.

Chester was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Air Medal and a Purple Heart.

Service # 36852722

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Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-29572:

Nowakowski, Chester F ~ Sgt, Michigan
Stygall, Stuart A ~ S/Sgt, New York
Tipton, Ernest A ~ S/Sgt, California

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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Previously added to Find A Grave, source unknown:

Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 36852722
18th Bomber Squadron, 34th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from Michigan
Died: 7-Jun-44
Buried at: Plot B Row 4 Grave 1
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

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SSgt. Chester F Nowakowski flew as tail gunner on B-24 Liberators with the 8BS, 34BG, 8AF. On 7-Jun-44, he was returning from a mission to Tourres, France in B-24 #41-29572, called "Scotty", when his aircraft was shot down by intruder, Ju88. Nowakowski was killed.

Air Medal and Purple Heart
Contributor: carolyn deloach (50647457)
Chester served as a Sergeant on B-24H #41-29572, 18th Bomber Squadron, 34th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Michigan prior to the war.

Chester was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Air Medal and a Purple Heart.

Service # 36852722

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-29572:

Nowakowski, Chester F ~ Sgt, Michigan
Stygall, Stuart A ~ S/Sgt, New York
Tipton, Ernest A ~ S/Sgt, California

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Previously added to Find A Grave, source unknown:

Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 36852722
18th Bomber Squadron, 34th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from Michigan
Died: 7-Jun-44
Buried at: Plot B Row 4 Grave 1
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SSgt. Chester F Nowakowski flew as tail gunner on B-24 Liberators with the 8BS, 34BG, 8AF. On 7-Jun-44, he was returning from a mission to Tourres, France in B-24 #41-29572, called "Scotty", when his aircraft was shot down by intruder, Ju88. Nowakowski was killed.

Air Medal and Purple Heart
Contributor: carolyn deloach (50647457)

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