Stanley Frank Kloss
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Assigned to the 384th BG 546th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #201 dated 11 October 1944, without crew. 27 combat missions.
Evaded (EVD) crashed near Albersfeld on 25 April 45 in B-17 'Sweet Chariot' 43-38501. 1-Jan-45 B-17 42-102500 A/C left formation over friendly territory and crash-landed near Okegem, Belgium, with battle damage. Seven crew members had bailed out, but pilot and co-pilot landed the aircraft in a field. RTD
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768569
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818901
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2077531
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Thomaston, CT | 1 January 1923 | Son of Anthony and Mary Kloss. |
Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 21 September 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | 11 October 1944 | Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
25 October 1991 | ||
Other Evaded |
Germany | 25 April 1945 | An Escape and Evasion Report has not been located in the National Archives on-line Data Base. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14317 / MACR 14317, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database