Mizerski Edward J.

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Edward J. Mizerski is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

398th Bomber Group Memorial Stained Glass Window

Name:

Edward J. Mizerski

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

Unit:

603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-01-17

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, Justice, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Plot:

Section 23

Row:

Lot 554

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

Edward J. Mizerski was born in 1918. He served in the 603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Pilot of B-17 #42-30576 during World War II.

On January 17, 1944, during a training flight, the aircraft experienced engine fires that necessitated an emergency crash landing in a wheat field approximately 1.5 miles southwest of Martin, South Dakota. The crash resulted in the deaths of all crew members.

SSgt Mizerski is now buried in the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, Justice, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Edward J. Mizerski's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 1 (left), on Butterfly 1, in the top left wing (section A).

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.398th.org