Stanley Koss
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 16-Aug-44 on B-17G 44-6126 while serving as Navigator. Aircraft was attacked by fighters setting the bomb bay on fire which caused the aircraft to explode and break in two. AIrcraft crashed near Teistungen, Germany.
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Teistungen, Germany | 16 August 1944 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters setting bomb bay on fire and causing the aircraft to explode and break in two. Crashed near Teistungen, Germany. |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | ||
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Buried |
New York, NY, USA | Originally buried by the Germans in the cemtetery of Breitenbach, Germany. After the war his remains were recovered and re-interred for a time at the Lorraine American Cemetery but were repatriated to New York |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 17-DEc-2014. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 8185; Added Burial event and crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within website data.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8185