Gladych, Boleslaw Michal "Killer Mike"
- Date of birth:
- May 7th, 1918 (Warsaw, German Empire)
- Date of death:
- July 12th, 2011 (Marysville/Washington, United States)
- Service number:
- P-1392
- Nationality:
- Polish
Biography
Kapitan Boleslaw Gladych was a flying ace with 14 certain aerial victories.
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Flight Lieutenant
- Unit:
- No. 302 (Poznan) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
1st Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
2nd Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
1st Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
2nd Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces
2rd Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- No. 303 (Kosciuszko) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Pilot Wing
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