Oscar Kreissig
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 8 March 1943 in B-24D 41-23988 [NB:E] 'Emmy Lou', 44BG/67BS while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. Aircraft was attacked by German fighters and shot down at Barentin, France while on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Emmy Lou
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Barentin, France | 8 March 1943 | Killed when aircraft was shot down and crashed near Barentin, France. |
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Born |
New Britain, Connecticut | ||
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Buried |
Buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 21, Grave 34. |
Revisions
Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag since the dup person was removed.
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Lee Cunningham 31-Jul-2015. Added Decorations and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE and MACR 15333.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACRs 4401, 15333, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p.89-90, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties pp. 58-9 by Lundy