Curtis Charles Mosier
Military ROLL OF HONOURI am his second cousin. The picture is a family picture.
Flight Officer Curtis C. Mosier
338th Bomber Squadron - 96th Bomb Group
Service Number : T-001483
Awards : Air Medal - 2 Oak Leaf Clusters - Purple Heart World War II Victory Medal.
Death : 25-February-1944 - KIA - Bombing Mission to Regensberg, Germany
- FO Curtis Mosier was Killed In Action (KIA) during a fighter attack on a mission to Regensburg, Germany, on, 25 Feb 1944, in the B-17G, 42-37985, named, The Saint. He was killed by one of a German fighter's cannon rounds, while he was sitting in his copilot's seat in the airplane's cockpit. His command pilot, Lt. Oscar Williamson, was unhurt and able to return the damaged plane back to it's base in England. 1 KIA. 25 Feb 1944. Missing Air Crew Report 3650.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Saint
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York State | 17 September 1919 | |
Died |
25 February 1944 | ||
Buried |
Plot C Row 2 Grave 1 |
Revisions
INTERMENT.NET - Curtis Charles Mosier - 338th Bomb Squadron - 96th Bomb Group
INTERMENT.NET - Curtis Charles Mosier - 338th Bomb Squadron - 96th Bomb Group
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Added Curtis C Mosier's name to the digital Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56292702/curtis-charles-mosier
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27399424/curtis-charles-mosier
Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia