Harold E Oesch

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 30 Sep 1944 in B-17G #43-38154 'Heavenly Body'. While on mission to Bielefeld, GE, had a mid-air with A/C #43-38037 'Liberty Bell' from same squadron. Lost right wing and spun in six miles east of Bielefeld. 8 Killed in Action (KIA), 1 Prisoner of War (POW).



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38154

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

30 September 1944

Born

Caldwell, Kansas, USA

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, M 03 05

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 30 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorEmily
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Alice M Pollock, via American Air Museum memory book correspondence

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ContributorAAM
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ABMC, MACR 9423; Losses of 8thAF, vol.4 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9423 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database