Joseph Flory

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Joseph Flory had finished 3 years of High School in California and was working as an elevator operator in a public building in Oakland, CA in 1940. According to NARA WWII Enlistment records, he re-enlisted in the Air Corps as a Sergeant in July 1943 and was sent overseas. Assigned to the 92nd Bomb Group / 407th Bomb Squadron, he was serving as Left Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-30726 when it was shot down on the 14 October 1943 mission to Schweinfurt. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18040599 and O2044434
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32513804
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38124471
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner / Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33350889
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33282719
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

9 July 1943 as a Sergeant in the Air Corps, while not yet a US citizen

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

near Kembach, Germany 14 October 1943 Co-Pilot McIntosh reported that Flory was hit by a 20mm shell in the lower back. The gunner continued firing and eventually managed to bail out. However, he was dead from loss of blood when he reached the ground.

Born

France the son of French citizens Emile and Albertine Flory
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States

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MACR 846
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
US 1940 Census

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 846 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database