Stanley R Kurtz
Military ROLL OF HONOURKIA near Hockenheim in B-17 'Mammy Yokum' #43-38659.
On Jan 15 Augsburg mission: Because of cloud cover few Bombardiers had a clear view of targets. One was Lt. Stan Kurtz aboard Lt. Tom Oelker's 'Mammy Yokum' where Oelker had to turn back.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mammy Yokum
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ironton, Ohio, USA | 9 August 1924 | |
Died |
21 January 1945 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 21 January 1945 |
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11757 / MACR 11757; Snetterton Falcons, pg 211, 222 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database