Ross Mitchell Fritzley

Military

Ross Fritzley was Waist Gunner on board B-17 Fortress #42-107160 when it ditched in the North Sea on return from the Berlin Mission of 19 May 1944. All ten men on board were immediately rescued by a nearby Allied minesweeper. A British Air-Sea Rescue Craft brought the crew members back to land.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Richard Anzalone

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12157532
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret gunner

John Dickey Bowser

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13068067 at enlistment, then O-xxxxxx
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Earl Ross Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17078242
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Paul George W Hauschild

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37395393
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Kenneth Ray Haws

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18194632
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-107160

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Joe
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

29 March 1921 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Enlisted

24 September 1942 Spokane, Washington

Died

5 August 1981
Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho

Buried

Ross Fritzley rests at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Kooskia, Idaho

Revisions

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Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
VA Gravesite Locator
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html