World War II Honoree

John S. Warczak, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

John Meurs

Relationship

Dutch Historian

SERVICE NUMBER: 0-696926, PILOT WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 854TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944 HIS BOMBER, THE B-24 WITH THE SERIAL NUMBER 42-51253, ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY, WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS. THE BOMBER CAUGHT FIRE AND CRASHED NEAR BLEDELN, GERMANY. THREE CREW MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE HONOREE, WERE KILLED DURING THE ATTACK OR IN THE CRASH OF THEIR BOMBER. THE FIVE OTHERS BAILED OUT AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER.