Manuel Salas Vasquez

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-30942.jpeg UPL 30942 Lt. Determan and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17G 'The Floose'. England, 11 May 1944.

Rear L-R: 2Lt Alvin Determan, 2Lt Ervin Pfahler, 2Lt Jackson Palmer, 1Lt Lamar Ledbetter.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Milton Hendrickson, Sgt Robert Asman, Sgt Manuel Vasquez, Sgt Acel Livingston, Sgt Wayne Cope, Sgt Albert Carroccia.

Object Number - UPL 30942 - Lt. Determan and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17G 'The Floose'. England, 11 May 1944. Rear L-R: 2Lt Alvin...

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-107028, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5340



Awards: PH

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17079318 / O-753987
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 358th Bomb Squadron
A Bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97298) nicknamed "The Floose". Printed caption on reverse: '61062 AC- Lt Cumpner and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group besides the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "The Floose". England 11 Mau 1944. US Air Force Photo.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Floose
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Durango, Mexico 25 September 1922 Son of Amada Salas Vasquez.

Enlisted

Fresno, CA, USA 1 February 1943 Fresno, California

Died

Leipzig, Germany 28 May 1944 Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-107028. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5340

Buried

Beucha, Germany 30 May 1944 Interred Beucha cemetery
Tulare County, CA, USA
Cutler, CA 93615, USA

Based

Molesworth 28 May 1944 Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Smith Mountain Cemetery Dinuba Tulare County CA Re-Interred Smith Mountain Cemetery Dinuba Tulare County California

Revisions

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5340 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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