| Name | Lucynski, Eugene Daniel |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 36507488 |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #144 dated 22 July 1944, effective 22 July 1944. |
| Duty | Tail Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 19 September 1944 |
| Results | Wounded In Action |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 19 September 1944 per General Orders #549, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 22 November 1944. |
| Additional Information | Bailed out over Allied Territory after a mission on 19 September 1944. Seven of the crew returned to duty. The ball turret gunner was injured by flak and transferred to the Detachment of Patients, 4178 U.S. Army Hospital Plant. Lucynski was injured by flak and hospitalized from 19 September 1944 until 10 November 1944. |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Buslee, John Oliver⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Albrecht, David Franklin⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 1st Lt. Fryden, Marvin (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| SGT. Peluso, Sebastiano Joseph⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Seeley, Clarence Burdell⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Foster, Erwin Vernon⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Lucynski, Eugene Daniel | Tail Gunner | WIA |
| CPL. Bryant, Lenard Leroy⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Farrar, George Edwin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A flak shell exploded beside the nose of "Tremblin Gremlin" on the bomb run. "I'm hit" said the bombardier, 1st Lt. Marvin Fryden, but he remained at his bombsight until bombs-away, then collapsed. He had been hit in the chest, and subsequently died of his wounds. Schwery (pilot) and Seeley (TT) were also wounded, and the plane was severely damaged, barely making it back to England to land at Halesworth, AAF Station 365, on two engines, with no brakes, and many flak holes. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 176⇗ | 9 August 1944 |
Target: Erding Airdrome & Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Erding, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 44‑6149⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 183⇗ | 24 August 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 43‑38213⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Tail Gunner | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation; aircraft struck by flak just before the IP; after dropping bombs on target, left formation, apparently under control; crew bailed out over Binche, Bel.; all crew returned to duty except ball turret gunner and tail gunner who were seriously injured. Sortie Report⇗ |