Harold B Koukol

Military

Waist gunner B-17 #42-30284 ditched in Bay of Biscay on 28-Jun-43. Returned to base. RTD



B-17 #42-30219, hit by fighters, battle damaged, Oschersleben 28-Jul-43; oxygen and intercom shot out, Koukol 1 of 3 crew who baled out. POW. MACR 215. A/C crash landed at Framlingham with no crew injuries.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

William K Thomas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-791163
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30219

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

6 March 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau Austria 28 July 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Baled out POW

Oschersleben, Germany 28 July 1943 B-17 #42-30219, hit by fighters, battle damaged, Oschersleben 28-Jul-43; oxygen and intercom shot out, Koukol 1 of 3 crew who baled out. POW. MACR 215.

Other

Discharged USAF

31 July 1962 Honourable discharge

Died

Rye, Colorado 13 August 1997

Buried

Rye, Colorado 16 August 1997 Brookside Cemetery  

Enlisted

Based

Horham 28 July 1943 Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Removed a dup "discharge" event.

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Corrected a typo in the A/C "Description" - "discharge" was misspelled.

 

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Added Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 204, MACR 0215