Supports 7 facts
Missing Air Crew Report 6742
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Personal File · AirmanMissing in Action
Adam J. Straczewski.
Radio Operator · Of 150 North 7th Avenue, Box 203, Merrill, New Jersey.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
T/Sgt Adam J. Straczewski served as radio operator on B-24J 42-100294 on the 24 June 1944 mission to Dreux Airdrome, France. His name appears in documents as Straczewski, Straszewski, and Straczenski.
Straczewski was the only surviving crew member who was in the aircraft at the time of the explosion. German capture records show he was captured and processed through Dulag Luft. He returned to U.S. military control in May 1945.
His next of kin was his father, Mr. Joseph Straszewski, 150 North 7th Avenue, Box 203, Merrill, New Jersey.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Position
Radio Operator
Serial Number
32570435
Hometown
150 North 7th Avenue, Box 203, Merrill, New Jersey
Missions flown.
7 catalogued · 24 Jun 1944 — 25 Feb 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 235
25 Feb 1944
Fürth
A/I
“Nancy Lee”
→
№ 237
28 Feb 1944
Target unrecorded
“Nancy Lee”
→
№ 244
02 Mar 1944
Frankfurt Am Main
M/Y
42-500000
→
№ 439
24 Jun 1944
Dreux Airdrome, France
“Victory Belle”
→
№ 439
24 Jun 1944
Dreux Airdrome, France
“Victory Belle”
→
№ 439
24 Jun 1944
Melun Airfield, France
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→
№ 439
24 Jun 1944
Target unrecorded
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3 documents
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Supports 6 facts
Escape and Evasion Report 1029
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Escape and Evasion Reports
Supports 5 facts
Escape and Evasion Report 1157
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Escape and Evasion Reports
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record