Victor L Hamrick

Military
media-42262.jpeg UPL 42262 SSgt Victor Larence Hamrick

Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten

Object Number - UPL 42262 - SSgt Victor Larence Hamrick

Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 #425337 'Short Snorter III. ' Target was Bremen, but a/c was attacked by fighters and flak. Plane ditched in North Sea. 2 survivors were picked up 11 miles north-west of the German island of Norderney.



Air Medal, Purple Heart

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lawrence J Brandenburg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37114199
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
Second Lieutenant A.C. Dobsa of the 91st Bomb Group, on his return to Bassingbourn after the Antwerp raid, 6 April 1943. Passed for publication 6 Apr 1943. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'Photo Shows - 2nd Lieut. A.C. Dobsa of New York City (Bombardier) with a dirty face but smiling happily on his return from the Antwerp raid. He also took part in Sunday's raid on Paris. And April 6th 1943 PN. On reverse: Planet News Ltd and US Army Press Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Print No: 256835. Press caption f

Albert Dobsa

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-729731
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Rocco Joseph Maiorca

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-729640
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Sebastan Scavello

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 11033296
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-5337

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Short Snorter III
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 April 1943

Born

Webster County, West Virginia

Buried

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WOM Netherlands Cemetery MACR 16090, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p. 105 by Bishop and Hey, The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingborn p. 38 by Havelaar, ABMC

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Object number: UPL 42262 - SSgt Victor Larence Hamrick