Leo K Moser

Military

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rahmel, Poland in B-17 'Ole Worrybird' 42-102678 hit by flak burst lost 2 engines and fell out of formation 2-Nov-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10309.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Willis Joseph Pozolo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16082534 / O-813576
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102678

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ole Worrybird
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kent, Washington, USA 12 November 1915 Son of William J Moser.

Enlisted

Seattle, WA, USA 5 April 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

78-220 Tychowo, Poland 2 November 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Baled out

Osnabrück, Germany 2 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rahmel, Poland in B-17 'Ole Worrybird' 42-102678 hit by flak burst lost 2 engines and fell out of formation 2-Nov-44 POW. MACR 10309.

Died

Seattle, WA, USA 12 May 1991

Based

Horham 2 November 1944 Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

205 Northeast 205th Street, Shoreline, WA 98155, USA Holyrood Catholic Cemetery Shoreline King County Washington

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=42-102678&Submit6=Go
https://www.fold3.com/image/28731830
https://www.fold3.com/page/90854253-leo-k-moser/facts
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http://wwii-pows.mooseroots.com/l/68963/Leo-K-Moser
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37677098/leo-k-moser

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10309 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database