Earl W Kerch Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) at Dobitschen in B-17 'Fearless Fosdick' 43-37890.

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Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

William V Laws of the 91st Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-G, serial number 43-37890) nicknamed "Fearless Fosdick" Image by Dale J Darling, 91st Bomb Group. Written on slide casinhg: 'DF-G, 337890 Fearless Fosdick, MIA 21/11/44. Lt WV Laws, pilot.'

43-37890

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fearless Fosdick
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in action

21 November 1944

Born

South Bend, Indiana

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10420