Kalil C Mansour

Military
media-23709.jpeg UPL 23709 This picture was taken at Ardmore Airforce Base Oklahoma 1944 before beginning posted to England. It contains eight members of the crew of B17 43-38568 of the 860th sqdn, which ditched in the River Deben 20th Feb 1945.
Top Row Left to Right:
1st Lt Frederick Stindt (survived); 2nd Lt Irwin Roth (KIA); Lt George M Lacey ( transferred to 862 Sqdn pre 20/2/45); 2nd Lt Axel Johnson (KIA);
Bottom Row Left to Right
T Sgt K Mansour( reassigned pre 20/2/45); T Sgt W Deutsch (KIA); S Sgt P Hatalsky (KIA); S Sgt A Baraniak (KIA); S Sgt J Haynes (survived); S Sgt L Deniston (KIA)
The later crew members (KIA) were Sgt Francis Godfrey and Sgt Norman Reck. Irwin F Roth

Jeff Coleman

Object Number - UPL 23709 - This picture was taken at Ardmore Airforce Base Oklahoma 1944 before beginning posted to England. It contains eight members of the crew of B17...

Kalil Mansour served as a flight engineer/top turret gunner with the 860th Bomb Squadron of the 493rd Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Debach, England.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Davey II
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron 863rd Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Syracuse, NY, USA 14 April 1942

Born

New York, USA
Oneida County, NY, USA

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