Robert E Orlosky
Military
The man in the center of the group is Robert E. Orlosky, the crew chief for Milk Wagon. Judging from the number of milk bottles on the side of the plane, the photo was taken in mid-April, 1945. Roger Freeman Collection
Timothy Motz
Object Number - FRE 1764 - Ground crew of the 447th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37756) nicknamed "Milk Wagon" Handwritten caption on reverse:...
Sgt. Orlosky was crew chief for "Milk Wagon" (43-37756), a B-17 with the 708th squadron, 447th Bomb Group. Milk Wagon completed 129 missions and had the highest number of consecutive missions without an abort for mechanical reason in the 3rd Air Division of the 8th Air Force.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Milk Wagon
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Memorial
- Known as: Rattlesden Control Tower
- Site type: Memorial
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
3 April 1974 | ||
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Born |
Brockway, PA 15824, USA | ||
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Buried |
DuBois, PA 15801, USA | Saint Catherines Cemetery Du Bois Clearfield County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Section 2, Lot 0418, Grave 4 https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Orlosky&GSfn=Robert&GSmn=E&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=40&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=120901124&df=all& |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945
