Richard W Oberley
MilitaryShot down over Hungary on his 21st mission on B-17 44-6555, after the aircraft lost power in two engines and was forced to drop from the formation. Bailed out with his fellow crew members. All survived the jump and the war.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron
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Sources
Information provided by Paul Globus, Nephew of Gerald Koty.;
MACR 12999.