Buffalo & Western New York Vets Who Served in the
United States Army Air Forces
and United States Army Air Corps



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Barmasse, Edmund E.
Depew, NY
Lt. B-17 Pilot 834BS 486BG ETO WWII


Bastian, Edward J., Jr.
Bowmansville/Lancaster, NY
Sgt. B-24 Waist Gunner 746BS 456BG ETO WWII KIA
'Find a Grave' Memorial


Brown, Frederick H.
Lancaster, NY
SSgt. B-17 Ball Turret Gunner 548BS 385BG ETO WWII MIA
'Find a Grave' Memorial


Bukowski, Casimer L.
Buffalo, NY & Lancaster, NY
SSgt. B-17 Waist Gunner 532BS 381BG ETO WWII WIA POW


Chmielowski, Henrica R.
(Henrica Chmielowski Kiernan)
Sloan, NY
Cpl. Aircraft Warning/Mission Plotter WAC VIIIAF ETO WWII
Photo


Creed, James A.
Lancaster, NY
AvCadet BT-13 Pilot 9BFTG 27FTW Cochran AAF WWII KIFA


DeMan, Oscar A.
Depew, NY
Sgt. B-17 Ball Turret Gunner 832BS 486BG ETO WWII POW


Erb, Henry K.
Lancaster, NY
1Lt. B-26 Pilot 554BS 386BG ETO WWII


Fink, Philip J.
Lancaster, NY
Sgt. B-17 Radio Op/Gunner 544BS 384BG ETO WWII EV


Hacic, Charles W.
Woodlawn Beach, NY
TSgt. B-17 Engineer/Gunner 728BS 452BG ETO WWII POW


Kaczmarek, Edward H.
Buffalo, NY
Depew, NY
TSgt. B-24 Radio Op 726BS 451BG XVAF MTO WWII


Kolek, Edward M.
Getzville, NY
Lockport, NY
LtCol. B-24 Pilot 717BS 449BG MTO WWII
Distinguished Flying Cross


Krieger, Andrew E., Jr.
Salamanca, NY
Col. P-35/P-40/P-47 Pilot 3PS 4CG/24PG PTO 360FS 356FG VIIIAF ETO WWII
Army Air Forces School/Air University
Deputy R&D 11th AD(D) Ladd AFB, Alaska
Pentagon
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
'Find a Grave' Memorial


Larson, Burling
Buffalo, NY
SSgt. B-17 Ball Turret Gunner 532BS 381BG ETO WWII KIA
'Find a Grave' Memorial
Photo
Crewmate of Casimer Bukowski


Laskowski, Chester A.
Niagara Falls, NY
SSgt. B-17 Bombardier/Togglier 325BS 92BG ETO WWII


Lensing, Lawrence M.
Buffalo, NY
2Lt B-24 Navigator 868BS PTO WWII MIA


Miskuf, Edward F.
Buffalo, NY
LtCol. B-17 Pilot 339BS 96BG ETO WWII (USAF)
Randolph Field, TX (Primary Flight Training)
BT-13 Pilot Coffeyville AAF, KS (Basic Flight Training)
AT-9 Pilot Altus AAF, OK (Advanced Flight Training)
Distinguished Flying Cross


Mox, Thomas W., Jr.
Depew, NY
2Lt. B-24 Navigator 744BS 456BG MTO WWII KIA/KIFA


Schoellkopf, Jacob F.
Buffalo, NY
Maj. P-40 Pilot 85FS 79FG MTO/ETO WWII


Schumer, Edward A.
Hamburg, NY
2Lt B-26 Co-Pilot 443BS 320BG MTO/ETO WWII KIA









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