Slavomir Nepil’s B-17 was shot down during the action that earned him the Distinguished Service Cross, and he was captured and held as a Prisoner of War.
Sponsored by:
Slavomir
K.
Nepil
POW (WWII)
September 13, 1922
–
January 23, 1966
Born:
,
New Jersey
Home:
Little Ferry
,
New Jersey
Buried:
Mahwah
,
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Mayrest Cemetery
Awards Received
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Distinguished Service Cross
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Prisoner of War Medal
Service:
United States Army Air ForcesRank:
Staff SergeantDivision:
Prisoner of War (Germany)Action Date:
July 22, 1944 – May 1945
Staff Sergeant Slavomir Nepil (ASN: 32762877), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after his B-17 Bomber was shot down on 22 July 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.
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Distinguished Service Cross
Service:
United States Army Air ForcesRank:
Staff SergeantBatallion:
346th Bombardment SquadronRegiment:
99th Bombardment GroupDivision:
8th Air ForceAction Date:
July 22, 1944
Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, General Orders No. 52 (October 31, 1944)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Staff Sergeant Slavomir K. Nepil, United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Tail Gunner in a B-17 Heavy Bomber of the 346th Bombardment Squadron, 99th Bombardment Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in action against enemy forces in the European Theater of Operations on or about 22 July 1944. Staff Sergeant Nepil’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.