Oscar J Mouton Jr
Military
UPL 51067
UPL 51067
Spirit of '44 (42-37940) 1st Lt. Eldridge Greer's Crew, 322nd Squadron, 91st BG
LEFT TO RIGHT:
T/Sgt. Robert Mueller, Tail Gunner; 2nd . Lt. William D. Wood, Co-pilot; 1st Lt. Marvin D. Anderson, Navigator; T/Sgt. James. E. Purton, Right Waist Gunner; T/Sgt. Woodrow Wade, Left Waist Gunner; T/Sgt. Oscar Mouton, Ball Turret Gunner; T/Sgt. Casmir Lekowski, Top Turret Gunner; 1st Lt. L. R. Dobbs, Bombardier; 1st Lt. Eldridge Greer, Pilot; T/Sgt. Garner Walters, Radio Operator/Gunner.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JIM PURTON
LEFT TO RIGHT:
T/Sgt. Robert Mueller, Tail Gunner; 2nd . Lt. William D. Wood, Co-pilot; 1st Lt. Marvin D. Anderson, Navigator; T/Sgt. James. E. Purton, Right Waist Gunner; T/Sgt. Woodrow Wade, Left Waist Gunner; T/Sgt. Oscar Mouton, Ball Turret Gunner; T/Sgt. Casmir Lekowski, Top Turret Gunner; 1st Lt. L. R. Dobbs, Bombardier; 1st Lt. Eldridge Greer, Pilot; T/Sgt. Garner Walters, Radio Operator/Gunner.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JIM PURTON
Shot down by fighters and crashed near Warendorf, Germany on another mission to Oscherslaben on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-39898 'Boston Bombshell'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of war |
22 February 1944 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2642, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces