Klonowski, Francis Dominick

Individual Personnel Data
Name Klonowski, Francis Dominick   ‡
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Rank Private / Sergeant
Serial Number 32265544   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, effective 4 July 1943.
Duty Tail Gunner / Flexible Gunner
Last Duty Date 16 March 1944
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 14 February 1912
  • Promoted from Private to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #44 dated 7 July 1943.
  • Promoted from Private to Sergeant per AF Station 106 Special Orders #47 dated 11 March 1944.
  • Reclassified from MOS 911 to MOS 612 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #48 dated 12 March 1944
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 3244⇓ (5.570 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Higdon, Philip Earl⇗PilotPOW
2nd Lt. Boyce, Ernest Marshall, Jr⇗Co-pilotPOW
2nd Lt. Begab, Meyer (NMI)⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Johnston, Lawrence Edwin, "Larry"⇗BombardierPOW
T/SGT. Boehm, Richard John⇗Radio Operator / GunnerTR
T/SGT. Jett, James Loveless⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Cunningham, Kenneth Henry⇗Ball Turret GunnerTR
PVT. Klonowski, Francis DominickTail GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Cronin, Willard John⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Jacobson, Joseph (NMI)⇗Flexible GunnerKIA
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
10⇗ 25 July 1943 Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑29927⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
11⇗ 28 July 1943 Target: Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑29728⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
14⇗ 12 August 1943 Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29927⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flak damaged three engines preventing full power.
Sortie Report⇗
15⇗ 15 August 1943 Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29651⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29703. Turned back for unknown reasons.
Sortie Report⇗
16⇗ 16 August 1943 Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3440⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back at Splasher 11 at 0830 hrs because of an excessive amount of oil coming from #2 engine, which was then feathered.
Sortie Report⇗
17⇗ 17 August 1943 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3074⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Turned back when #2 engine failed. Supporting documents reveal that the crew received combat credit for this mission.
Sortie Report⇗
75⇗ 16 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑37848⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97510. After bombing target at 1325 hrs, lost altitude and flew just above undercast; continued in this way for 1.5 hrs and then was lost from sight; damaged by flak; crashed near Grivillers, France. MACR 3244
Sortie Report⇗

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