Ervin Joseph Pfahler

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-30942.jpeg UPL 30942 Lt. Determan and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17G 'The Floose'. England, 11 May 1944.

Rear L-R: 2Lt Alvin Determan, 2Lt Ervin Pfahler, 2Lt Jackson Palmer, 1Lt Lamar Ledbetter.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Milton Hendrickson, Sgt Robert Asman, Sgt Manuel Vasquez, Sgt Acel Livingston, Sgt Wayne Cope, Sgt Albert Carroccia.

Object Number - UPL 30942 - Lt. Determan and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17G 'The Floose'. England, 11 May 1944. Rear L-R: 2Lt Alvin...

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 10 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Liepzig 28-May-44 in B-17 42-107028, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5340



Awards: AM (OLC), PH, EAME (1 battle star).

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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: 17079318 / O-753987
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 358th Bomb Squadron
A Bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97298) nicknamed "The Floose". Printed caption on reverse: '61062 AC- Lt Cumpner and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group besides the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "The Floose". England 11 Mau 1944. US Air Force Photo.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Floose
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Washington, Crawford, Ohio 8 June 1919 Son of Charles Mathias and Emma Laura [Keplinger] Pfahler.

Enlisted

6 January 1943

Other

To ETO

Europe 24 March 1944 Departed US for European theatre.

Died

Leipzig, Germany 28 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Liepzig 28-May-44 in B-17 42-107028, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5340

Buried

Beucha, Germany 30 May 1944 Interred Beucha cemetery

Based

Molesworth 28 May 1944 Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot B Row 7 Grave 20

Buried

Saint Bernard Cemetery, New Washington, Crawford County, OH Memorialised Saint Bernard Cemetery New Washington Crawford County Ohio

Other

Pre Flight training

San Antonio, TX Pre-flight training - San Antonio, Texas

Other

Flight training

Tulsa, OK Primary flight training - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Other

Flight training

Independence, KS Basic flight training - Independence, Kansas

Other

Flight training

Eagle Pass, TX Advanced flight training - Eagle Pass, Texas

Other

Combat flight training

Dalhart, TX Combat flight training - Dalhart, Texas

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