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LT  TEDDY DUDZIAK

UNIT: 350th BOMB Sqdn POSITION: CP 

Lt Teddy Dudziak. Courtesy of Nephew Ted Dudziak


  
  

    SERIAL #: O-793067
    STATUS: XFR 
  

  

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Comments1: CP on Capt Norman H. Scott Crew at Wendover.  XFR to 392nd BG to command his own Crew. MIA 

  




 
           

            
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1ST LT NORMAN H. SCOTT          P XFR   BOVINGDON (indoctrinate new Combat Crews)
2ND LT TEDDY DUDZIAK              CP XFR TO 392nd BOMB GROUP, (see memo below) 
2ND LT KENNETH O. BLAIR         CP CPT  TRANSFERRED TO 482 BOMB GROUP (Pathfinders)
1ST LT DONALD L. STROUT     NAV XFR   BOVINGDON (indoctrinate new Combat Crews)
1ST LT NORRIS G. NORMAN     BOM CPT   18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG
T/SGT JAMES E. PARKS            TTE CPT  18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG
T/SGT NORMAN M. SMITH        ROG KIA   17 AUG 43 REGENSBURG
S/SGT LEWIS D. MILLER           BTG CPT  TRANSFERRED TO 482 BOMB GROUP (Pathfinders)
S/SGT BLAZIER PADDY              TG CPT  18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG
PVT BRITTON I. SMITH             WG CPT  18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG
CPL JEROME E. FERROGGIARO     WG POW 8 OCT 43 BREMEN

350TH SQDN.. THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL 100TH CREW. CREW FLEW A/C "Phartzac" 42-30358.  
Original Co-Pilot was a 2nd Lt Teddy Dudziak O-793067 Army Air Corps Pilot 11-1-42.  HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO B-24 GROUP AND HAD HIS OWN CREW.  ORGANIZATION: 8th AIR FORCE VIII COMMAND 14th WING 392nd Bombardment (H) GROUP 578th Bomb Sq (H) SQUADRON 118 STATION MISSING IN ACTION *November 19, 1943* 

2nd Lt Teddy Dudziak-Co-Pilot (transferred to 392nd BG (H) B-24 where he had his own crew and was MIA November 19, 1943), 1st Lt Donald Strout-Nav. Detailed Information Photo courtesy of nephew, Ted Dudziak

MISSING AIRCREW REPORT: #01503 AIRCRAFT: #42-7486 "THE SHARK" "V-Bar" 10th Mission

AIRCREW: DUDZIAK    *    SQUADRON: 578th

CREW POSITIONS AND STATUS:

P   2/LT Dudziak, Teddy (NMI)    KIA
CP  2/LT Miller, John A. Jr.     KIA
N   2/LT Berlin, William (NMI-G) KIA
B   2/LT Cattano, Joseph V.      KIA
R/O T/S  Watson, HarryQ.         KIA
EnG T/S  Bauer, Herbert P.       KIA
NG  S/S  Patterson, Earl A. Jr   KIA
WG  S/S  Naters, Edmond R.       KIA
WG  S/S  Bartholomew, Daniel(NMI)KIA
TG  S/S  Mehtala, Arvid (NMI)    KIA

MISSION LOSS CIRCUMSTANCES: There is no specific account in the MACR on this aircrew’s loss except the notation of this aircraft having been attacked by enemy fighters and suspected of having to ditch in the North Sea. There are no indications as to whether this event took place before or after the target was attacked by the Group.

INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS OF CREWMEN FATES: None available.

BURIAL RECORDS: No German reports exist on this aircrew’s loss. U.S. National Cemetery listings reflect all members of the crew on the WALL OF THE MISSING at the CAMBRIDGE, England, site. All were recorded as having received the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

           
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From B24.net

18 November 1943 
Mission #10 
Target: Kjeller, Norway

For the second consecutive mission, the Group was given a long mission into Norway the only ones to be flown against this country during World War II. Twenty-two (22) aircraft were launched, led by the 579th, and (21) bombed the target from 12,000 ft. with very good results. Seventy-three (73) percent of all weapons fell within 2000 ft. of the briefed aiming point. Once again, enemy fighters were engaged consisting of 20-25 single and twin-engine types with Group gunners claiming (3) kills. The unit suffered (2) aircraft losses, causes unknown, and (20) aircrew casualties all MIA. This was to be the longest mission ever flown by the 392nd as it logged 10:30 hours flight duration.


			

             
            

         

         
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Lt teddy Dudziak (standing far right) B-24 Crew with 392nd BG in England. Courtesy of Nephew Ted Dudziak
Purple Heart certificate
                 
1st Lt Norman H. Scott & Ted Dudziak (CP) Photo courtesy of nephew, Ted Dudziak
Capt Norman Scott Officers .   L-R NORRIS NORMAN-BOM, TEDDY DUDZIAK-CP, DONALD STROUT-NAV, CAPT NORMAN H. SCOTT-P at Wendover Utah Dec 1942. Photo courtesy of nephew, Ted Dudziak
 Capt. Norman H. Scott crew during Training. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)  
R-L  Norman Scott-P, Donald Strout-Nav,  Teddy Dudziak-CP, Norris Norman-Bom.
 1st Lt Norris Norman-Bomb, 1st Lt Norman H. Scott- Pilot (seated), 2nd Lt Teddy Dudziak-Co-Pilot (transferred to 392nd BG (H) B-24 where he had his own crew and was MIA November 19, 1943), 1st Lt Donald Strout-Nav. Detailed Information Photo courtesy of nephew, Ted Dudziak 
Some time ago I submitted a picture of Capt Norman H. Scott crew with my uncle 1st Lt Teddy Dudziak who was the co-pilot until being transferred to be a pilot on a B-24 stationed out of Wending, England with the 392nd. Well, I found another image of the B-17 crew with my uncle in it that I thought you might like to have. My uncle is the third from the left. Looks like the name of their aircraft was Gremlin. Also is another image that I had with the officers in a lighter mood during Christmas 1942.

Ted Dudziak
From left to right: Teddy Dudziak, Norris Norman, Norman H. Scott, Donald Strout 
The tag line on the back of the photo reads: "Official Photograph U.S. Army Air Corps Base Photographic Section Army Air Base Wendover UT" 

Ted Dudziak-Nephew

           
 

       
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