Military

28 May 1941 • Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio, USA

1st LIEUT 322 AAF BOMB SQ. World War Ⅱ 1941-1944, Pilot - Shot down by fighters on 24th mission, and crashed at Penzlau in B-17 #4337626. Killed in Action (KIA). 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars.

Enlisted in the Air Cops. Sent to Oaklahoma, received pilot training in California and Arizona and was graduated August 29, 1943.

February 1944

Went overseas with the Eighth Air Force , 322nd Bomb Squadron.

June 21, 1944 • Germany

Shot down during his 28th bombing mission over Berlin. Killed in WWⅡ. Aircraft: Boeing 43-37626B-17 FLYING FORTRESS: enemy aircraft set wing on fire, crashed a mile E of Klein-Deberkow, 50 miles N of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5979

MISSING AIRCRAFT
++Berlin 21 June, 1944++

“Lt. Paskvan flying A/C #43-37626 was last sighted
about 0932 hours at approximate location of 5330N -
1430E. On the first sweep made by enemy fighters
A/C626 was hit in the left wing between #1 and #2
engines by 20 mm. shell. Fire immediately developed
and aircraft peeled off to the left of the formation
going down, apparently under control, and out of view.
No parachutes were observed coming from this
aircraft.

Between 0932 and 0938 A/C #117, 527 and 626
were observed damaged by enemy fighters and leaving
the formation..

Joseph Paskvan, Lieutenant 8th Army Air Force. He was declared MIA on 6-21-44 on his 27th mission over Germany(this from a faded newspaper article).

Crew Missing in Action

2nd Lt. Paskvan, Joseph P. (P) Berlin 21 June 44
F/O     Haddick, Frank (NMI) (CP)       “
1st Lt. Canter, Manuel (NMI) (N)       “
S/Sgt   Ratter, William B. (B)           “
S/Sgt   Moose, Harry L. (TTG)       “
S/Sgt   Quackenbush, Gerald G. (RO) “
S/Sgt   Bettis, James A. (BTG)       “
S/Sgt   Raymond, Perry R. (WG)        “
S/Sgt   Bradford, Joe W. (TG)       “

Missing in Action Berlin 21/6/44 with Joe Paskvan, Ball turret gunner: Jim Bottis,Tail gunner: Joe Bradford (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Frank Haddick, Navigator: Manuel Carter, Bombardier: Sgt Bill Ratter, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry House, Radio Operator: Gerald Quackenbush, Waist gunner: Perry Raymond (6 Prisoner of War)

August 1949

Body arrived at Nickel Plate depot and buried in Lorain, Ohio, USA

Joseph P Paskvan