Oscar Franklin Eshleman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22711.jpeg UPL 22711 2Lt. Oscar Franklin Eshleman - Class 44e Graduation photo (May 1943 Lubbock AAF, Texas)

Class Book for Army Air Forces Advanced Pilot Class 44-E

Object Number - UPL 22711 - 2Lt. Oscar Franklin Eshleman - Class 44e Graduation photo (May 1943 Lubbock AAF, Texas)

Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willy' Exploded in air after being hit by enemy aircraft fire.

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Joseph Stephen Shuster

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-128796
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

William J Waldron

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Coatesville, Pennsylvania 15 August 1917

Died

Sprimont, Belgium 24 December 1944

Buried

Buried

Other

Graduated Flight Training Class 44-E

Lubbock, TX, USA

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TogetherWeServed.com; Fields of Honor-Database; Fold3.com

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ABMC, MACR 5224 / ABMC; http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/WaldronCrew.shtml / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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