Rudolph Kubish
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) on his first mission, 8 November 1943, on board B17F #42-3553. Crashed on takeoff near East Harling, cause of loss not ascertained.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35374160
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19073393
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15097260 at enlistment, then 0-746331
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20212569 at enlistment, then O-679509
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16003519 at enlistment, then O-745689
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 339th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
7 December 1917 | The US Censuses for 1920 and 1930 have him as born in Pennsylvania; the one for 1940 has Ohio... Son of Paul and Anna Kubish | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, United States | 1 October 1941 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Died |
East Harling, Norfolk, United Kingdom | 8 November 1943 | in the crash of B-17 42-3553 |
| Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States | |||
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Buried |
in a common grave, together with S/Sgt Robert E. Newcomb and Sgt Ronald A. Larson |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII Casualties for Trumbull County, Ohio
US Censuses 1920, 1930 and 1940
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFS Vol. I p.363; Snetterton Falcons pg 81