Rosh O Crosby

Military

Rosh Crosby served as a co-pilot with the 778th Bomb Squadron of the 464th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Pantanella airfield, Italy. On 5 February 1945, he was flying B-24 42-52537 on a mission to Regensburg. With two engines shot up, they diverted to Switzerland, ran out of fuel and crash landed on a deserted German airfield. All of the crew evaded capture and survived. They were MIA Feb 5, 1945 to Apr 15, 1945.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-49710) nicknamed "Stevonovitch II (Black Nan)" of the 464th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes and rolls over in midair as a result of a direct flak hit, during a mission over Lugo, Italy, 10 April 1945.

464th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-52537

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ruthie the Raider
  • Unit: 464th Bomb Group 778th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Evaded (EVD)

Switzerland 5 February 1945 - 15 April 1945
Lyons, NE 68038, USA Address of next-of-kin, his mother, Inez Susan Crosby

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Correspondence with Glenn Crosby, son of Rosh O Crosby.

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