Statement provided by Charles D. Mohrle, 1st Lt., Air Corps
I was leading Wainwright Yello Flight when Yellow Flight dropped out of the squadron formation to make a skip-obmb attack on a bridge at Cloyes, France. I made my pass, pulled off the target and called in that ME 109's were over the target. Yellow 3 jettisoned his bombs and manuevered with a 109, getting on its tail, when Yellow two (Lt. Kociencki) turned for a head-on pass at the same enemy aircraft. Yellow two and the 109 were seen firing at each other. The 109 burst into flames and about half of the left wing of Yellow two came off. Both airplanes spun to the ground and exploded. This occured under 1500 feet and neither pilot was seen to bail out.
Boleslaw was the youngest member of the 510th to fly. He was once asked if his Mother knew where he was. His nose art was of "K-Kid".
Service Number O810386
22 Jun 1944
KIA
Brittany American Cemetery
Notes added by Larry Hayward, 405th Researcher, Christchurch England.