Victor S Reese

Military
media-37685.jpeg UPL 37685 "Crew of the 401st Bomb Group beside the tail of their wrecked Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (Aircraft No. 42-37835) at an 8th Air Force base** in England."

Rear L-R: 1Lt Louis J Majewski, 1Lt Stuart E Smith, 1Lt Victor S Reese, 1Lt Stanislaw R Chmura.

Front L-R: Sgt Harry C Parker, S/Sgt Harry W Hopkins, S/Sgt William B Flynn, S/Sgt Fred E McCawley.

** The plane crashed near the town of Washingley, Huntingtonshire.

Object Number - UPL 37685 - "Crew of the 401st Bomb Group beside the tail of their wrecked Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (Aircraft No. 42-37835) at an 8th Air Force base** in...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD



Mission to Osnabruck 22-Dec-43; 42-37835 'Channel Express', baled out of severely battle damaged A/C. RTD.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Channel Express
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Alameda County, CA 11 February 1917

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA 10 June 1942

Died

Oceanside, CA 27 December 1988

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside , CA

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

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