Bernhardt Oster
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30289 'Dull Tool'. Crashed near Hvidkilde, Denmark after damage to No 2 & 3 engines. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Douche Bag, The Dull Tool
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Born |
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA | 7 January 1909 | |
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Died |
4 January 1944 | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 4 January 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added birth and burial info from Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 56293084.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2021 / MACR 2021, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database