Robert J Osborne
MilitaryBTG, Butler crew. Member of the Crozier crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Landed on 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-29755 'Gremlins Delite' on mission #42 to the railroad marshalling yards at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The pilot ordered the crew to bail out. Three crewmembers stayed in the plane due to a wounded member being trapped. 6 bailed out.
The 533rd BS War Diary has the men who bailed out as landing near the airfield at West Malling in Kent.
BTG, Crozier crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by fighters on mission to Oscherleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37730. Mission #59 to the aircraft factories at Oschersleben, Germany. MACR 1877. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB.
South Carolina
The 1st Bomb Wing/381st BG did not hear the recall while over the continent. 180 out of 700 bombers continued the mission without fighter cover. The 533rd BS lost 6 out of 9 aircraft. The 381st BG earned its second Distinguished Unit Citation.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-674540
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32171030
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-769351
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742958
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795709
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
- Date: 5 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War |
Wasserhofstraße, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria | 11 January 1944 | Stalag XVIIB |
Died |
8 January 1987 | ||
Born |
Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1877,Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 511 and in Vol. II p. 63 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1877 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database