Joseph D Spiess

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KIA near Schieben in B-17 #448704. March 19, 1945, Glen Wallace wrote in his diary, "What a screwed-up mission! Briefed to hit Rhuland, but didn't. Made a run over it and caught pretty accurate flak. Then we made a run on a secondary and c



1st Lieutenant Joseph D. Spiess was born March 19, 1916. His next of kin were his mother, Balbino Spiess, and his sister, Agnes Spiess. He was from St. Louis, Missouri.

On March 19, 1945, he was the Pilot aboard B-17 tail #44-8704 when it went down over Wormlage, Germany.

He is buried at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

St Louis, Missouri, USA 19 March 1916 1st Lieutenant Joseph D. Spiess was born March 19, 1916. His next of kin were his mother, Balbino Spiess, and his sister, Agnes Spiess. He was from St. Louis, Missouri.

Buried

Saint Louis, MO, USA He is buried at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis.

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 19 March 1945 On March 19, 1945, he was the Pilot aboard B-17 tail #44-8704 when it went down over Wormlage, Germany.

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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.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13571 / MACR 13571, Snetterton Falcons, pg 238, 245 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database