Joseph Francis Fahlbusch
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-May-44 in B-17 42-97260 'Bow-Ur-Neck-Stevens'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4868
Awards: PH.
1st Lieutenant Joseph F. Fahlbusch was born 3rd October 1919. His next of kin were his wife, Theresa Fahlbusch, his father, William Fahlbusch, and his sister, Dorothy Fahlbusch. He was from Bayonne, New Jersey.
On May 11, 1944, he was the Bombardier aboard “Bow-Er-Neck-Stevens,” B-17 42-97260, of the 303rd Bomb Group, 360th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Saarbrucken, Germany.
Because the remains of Lt Fahlbusch and his crewmates could not be separately identified, they were buried together in a group grave at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-799811
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bow-Ur-Neck Steves
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA | 3 October 1919 | 1st Lieutenant Joseph F. Fahlbusch was born October 3, 1919. His next of kin were his wife, Theresa Fahlbusch, his father, William Fahlbusch, and his sister, Dorothy Fahlbusch. He was from Bayonne, New Jersey. |
Died |
11 May 1944 | Shot down 11-May-44 in B-17 42-97260 'Bow-Ur-Neck-Stevens'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4868 | |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 11 May 1944 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, MO | Because the remains of LT Fahlbusch and his crewmates could not be separately identified, they were buried together in a group grave at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4868 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database