Eugene W Kaseman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

ETTG, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Killed in Action (KIA). S/Sgt Kaseman was last reported bailing out of the plane. His body was found by the Germans at about 100 yards from the crashed aircraft wearing an unopened parachute.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Clayton M Boykin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39540571
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Joe P Chenault

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676508
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Edward Czyz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35311587
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

James W Hartje

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-671925
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Joseph C Jerome

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-671944
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-29765

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nip N Tuck
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

8 October 1943

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

8 October 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 883 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database