Osmo E Tahja
Military
Object Number - UPL 28917 - Osmo Tahja and Ray Shepard
Osmo Tahja served as a line chief with the 82nd Fighter Squadron of the 78th Fighter Group, based at Duxford, England. As of 16 May 1945, he was working under Captain Garabrant and the two flight chiefs T/Sgt Rex and T/Sgt Kovacevich.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18046039 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Engineering Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
12 May 1917 | ||
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Died |
Duluth, MN, USA | 26 March 2006 | |
| Floodwood, MN 55736, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Home town, squadron and rank given in the Duxford Diary.
http://www.ulongbeach.com/82nd_groundcrew_photos.html
https://www.fold3.com/page/62352820_osmo_e_tahja/
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Duxford Diary' by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition
