Buczynski, Stephen Stanislaus

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Buczynski, Stephen Stanislaus ⇗
Rank	Private / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	11128246
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #65 dated 25 March 1945, effective 25 March 1945. Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 195 Special Order #68, effective 16 October 1945.
Duty	Tail Gunner
MOS	611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 24 July 1925 Promoted to Sergeant effective 1 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #70 dated 1 April 1945. MOS changed from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 17 May 1945 per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 18 May 1945. Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 2 Special Orders #7 dated 15 July 1945.
Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing Panel	Buczynski Signing⇗
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Enns, Harkless G⇗	Pilot	TBD
Flt. Ofcr. McLaughlin, Orland Frank⇗	Co-pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Hill, Charles R⇗	Navigator	TR
2nd Lt. Barbour, Edward Robert⇗	Bombardier	TR
PVT. Fruit, David Leo⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIA
CPL. Puckett, Darrell Herner⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Hearne, John Hubert⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
PVT. Buczynski, Stephen Stanislaus	Tail Gunner	TBD
PVT. Doody, Lawrence Joseph, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
307⇗	9 April 1945	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany	Tail Gunner	44‑8679⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
308⇗	10 April 1945	Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑37717⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
309⇗	11 April 1945	Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Freiham, Germany	Tail Gunner	43‑38678⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at A-97, Sandweiler, Luxemburg, with major battle damage and two engines out. Sortie Report⇗

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