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Escape and Evasion Report 1602
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Escape and Evasion Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt. Michael Doka (listed in the report as 'Mike Doka') served as tail gunner on the 1 August 1943 Ploesti mission with the 329th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group.
His fate after the aircraft was downed was listed as unknown by T/Sgt. Reed. Reed made no specific mention of observing or hearing about Doka's condition after the aircraft went down.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number
36148552
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943
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
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
Second Air Division
Roll of Honor
Published