Stephen J Klinger

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Tail gunner, Miller crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Killed in Action (KIA) 8 October 1943 on B-17 42-29832 'Our Mom' piloted by Lt. Bob Miller. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. S/Sgt Klinger was wounded in the neck and arm by shrapnel. Buried in Cambridge AMC.

Erie City, NY

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Units served with

381st Bomb Group

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

534th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-29832

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: - Our Mom - Spirit of A Nation
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron 534th Bomb Squadron

Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 388th Bomb Group fly over Nazi smoke screens. Printed caption on reverse: '73228 AC- The Nazis have released smoke screens in an effort to hide their railroad yards as Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" fly over the target at Bremen, Germany, prior to the release of the bombs. 8 October 1943.'

VIII Bomber Command 111

Date: 8 October 1943

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		8 October 1943
Born	Erie City, New York
Buried			Plot B Row 4 Grave 23

Revisions

Date23 Nov 2017 05:52:03

ContributorARowe95

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ARowe95

Date27 Sep 2014 18:25:24

ContributorAAM

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Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 509, ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia