Wayne Eugene Krouskup

Military
media-50314.jpeg UPL 50314 "Lead crew of "B-Group" on bombing mission to Berlin, Germany, in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Princess Pat". 21 June 1944."

Rear L-R: Jack Watson, Charles C Armstrong, James McNamara, Wayne Krouskup .
Front L-R: 'Ted' Lappo, Herbert Daniel, Robert Hoffman, Robert McArthur, Archie Jennings..

Object Number - UPL 50314 - "Lead crew of "B-Group" on bombing mission to Berlin, Germany, in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Princess Pat". 21 June 1944." Rear...

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Litman crew. 25 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) 15-Aug-44 in B-17 43-37838 'Fearless Fosdick' ; Crashed near Beane, Evaded (EVD)



Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.

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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: 13075742 / O-800906
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fearless Fosdick
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fairmount, IN 26 December 1923 Son Traverse B and Muriel R [Rogers] Krouskup.

Other

Force landed EVD

Beaune, France 15 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) 15-Aug-44 in B-17 43-37838 'Fearless Fosdick'; Crashed near Beane, Evaded (EVD)

Died

Los Gatos, CA 27 February 2001

Based

Evaded

Molesworth 15 August 1944 Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
San Bernardino, CA

Revisions

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Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 476, 30 October 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8440 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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