Robert Edward Ott

Military
Man in military clothing crouched beside metal and glass ball turret and looking at camera. UPL 67537 UPL 67537 Robert E. Ott, Ball Turret Gunner, 384th BG, 547th BS, Willing Crew.

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Object Number - UPL 67537 - Robert E. Ott, Ball Turret Gunner, 384th BG, 547th BS, Willing Crew.

Flew 25 missions, came home, went back to England flew 27 missions.



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Eight men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Three men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

Keating S Pharr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Joseph F Pisarski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Eight men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Three men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

Walter B Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Private
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of large canvas bags. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear

Roman S Soto

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group

Mark S Willing

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant

Aircraft

The wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress (RD-T, serial number 425855) of the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.

42-5855

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ramp Tramp
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

42-97592

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

43-38016

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lorraine
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Military airplane in flight. Plane is silver with the letter SD and D painted on the side. A triangle containing the letter P is painted on the tail. There are two other planes in the background.

43-38647

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

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Died

15 June 1905

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