Chris Mosckou Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Blackwood crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Bricy, FR in B-24 42-7583 'Wee Willie'; bomb bay door became jammed in tail controls and A/C crashed SE of Ptay 23-May-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5251



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747194
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Indianapolis, Indiana 12 October 1921 Son of Chris Sr and Anna Mosckou.

Enlisted

25 September 1942

Died

Ptay, France 23 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Bricy, FR in B-24 42-7583 'Wee Willie'; bomb bay door became jammed in tail controls and A/C crashed SE of Ptay 23-May-44. KIA MACR 5251

Buried

Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN 16 November 1948 Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Based

Bungay 23 May 1944 Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5251; The History of the 46th Bomber Group, pg 101