Allan M Saarnio

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Object Number - UPL 36530 - Report of Aircraft Accident March 1, 1945

Allan Saarnio was Top Turret Gunner on B-17G #42-38035 involved in a mid-air collision over Ostend, Belgium with B-17 #43-38273 (also 550th BS) on 1 March 1945 (mission to Ulm, Germany.) Crashed on a farm in Slijpe, Belgium. Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

People

Charles Joseph Armbruster

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-827757
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert W Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680190
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Arthur W Herold

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39420918
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Joe Frank Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34930439
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Robert A Mason

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18198731
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Aircraft

42-38035

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mr Lucky
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

43-38273

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sugar Jo
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in Action (KIA)

near Slijpe, Belgium 1 March 1945 in the loss of 42-38035 after a mid-air collision with 43-38273 over Ostend, Belgium on 1 March 1945 (mission to Ulm, Germany)

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Allan Saarnio rests at Plot B, Row 44, Grave 24

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Updated Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56360690.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56360690/allan-m-saarnio

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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MACR16036
ABMC website

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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Allan M Saarnio: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 36530 - Report of Aircraft Accident March 1, 1945

Object number: UPL 36531 - Statement of Witness, Midair Collision March 1...