Anthony John “Tony” Jezowski was born on February 17, 1921, in Donora, Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Joseph Jezowski and Julia Jezowski. He was the husband of Geraldine Emma Bellor Jezowski.
Anthony served in the 780th Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomber Group, as a Technical Sergeant and Engineer/Gunner on the B-24 "Sugar Baby" #42-52498 during World War II.
On August 3, 1944, his crew took off from Pantanella, Italy, on a bombing mission over Friedrichshafen, Germany. On their return, they were attacked and shot down by German aircraft. His aircraft crashed at Brendlkar, Tyrol, Austria. His crew lost 2 members in this incident while the remaining were taken as prisoners, including TSgt Jerowski. Some sources of information reference the location of the crash as Ehrwald.
TSgt Jerowsk died on September 14, 2012, at the age of 91. He is now buried in the Saint Anne Catholic Cemetery, Linwood, Bay County, Michigan, USA.
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Jezowski Anthony John “Tony”
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Anthony John “Tony” Jezowski
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Technical Sergeant
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780th Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomber Group, Heavy
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2012-09-14
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Pennsylvania
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Saint Anne Catholic Cemetery, Linwood, Bay County, Michigan, USA
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