Ozyjowski, Eugene (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name Ozyjowski, Eugene (NMI)   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 42103005   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #179 dated 8 September 1944, effective 8 September 1944.
Duty Tail Gunner / Togglier
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 22 January 1945
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Pequest Union Cemetery, Great Meadows, New Jersey
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 13 November 1920
  • Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #183 dated 15 September 1944.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #209 dated 22 October 1944.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 11994⇓ (28.408 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Orr, James Wallace⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Jackson, Taylor Hall⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Moon, William Everett⇗BombardierCT
CPL. Kennebeck, Edwin Eugene⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
SGT. Goode, Joseph Edward⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Rauch, John (NMI), Jr⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Ozyjowski, Eugene (NMI)Tail GunnerKIA
CPL. Reed, Gordon Wilbur⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
CPL. Spafford, Kenneth Culver⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
198⇗ 25 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
C Wing, lead group. Hot camera ship.
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210⇗ 14 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑97282⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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212⇗ 17 October 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑37822⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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214⇗ 19 October 1944 Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑98000⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
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215⇗ 25 October 1944 Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑38750⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Fourth Squadron.
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218⇗ 2 November 1944 Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑97320⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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219⇗ 4 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑97282⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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220⇗ 5 November 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Tail Gunner 44‑6512⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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221⇗ 6 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑38750⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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222⇗ 8 November 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point)
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑38062⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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224⇗ 10 November 1944 Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41D Squadron.
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226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Tail Gunner 44‑6141⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Stratford, due to weather.
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227⇗ 20 November 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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228⇗ 23 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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229⇗ 25 November 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑102661⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather.
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235⇗ 4 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑97510⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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246⇗ 30 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Limburg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑98000⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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249⇗ 2 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gerolstein, Germany 		Togglier 43‑37703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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250⇗ 3 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: St Vith, Belgium 		Togglier 42‑102620⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Aborted due to supercharger failure.
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251⇗ 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38927⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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252⇗ 7 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point
Type: Military
Location: Blankenheim, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38850⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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253⇗ 8 January 1945 Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑6514. Landed away at Eye due to low fuel and inoperative radio equipment.
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255⇗ 15 January 1945 Target: Neuburg Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany 		Togglier 44‑8608⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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256⇗ 17 January 1945 Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: Bielefeld, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38927⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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257⇗ 20 January 1945 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38927⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire).
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258⇗ 21 January 1945 Target: Marshalling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany 		Togglier 44‑6590⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
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259⇗ 22 January 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Sterkrade, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38850⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Left formation five miles after target and was still tracked by flak; levelled off for a short time, but soon went into a nose dive with all four engines running and one wheel down; crashed near Deventer, The Netherlands. MACR 11994
Sortie Report⇗

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