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World War II Honoree

Killed In Action

Louis J. Winiecki

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Lancaster, New York

Honored By

Alexander Jacobs, Jr.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH THE 5TH AIR FORCE, 345TH BOMB GROUP, 498TH BOMB SQUADRON AT IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, OKINAWA. CO-PILOT ON A B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER THAT CRASH LANDED INTO THE SEA WHILE ON A MISSION OVER KUMAMOTO, KYUSHU ISLAND, JAPAN. HE WAS HELD AS A POW UNTIL BEING EXECUTED BY THE JAPANESE AUGUST 15, 1945. AWARDED AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART, AND PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL.