Emil V Potucek
Military ROLL OF HONOUR2nd Lt Emil Potucek was Pilot of B-17 #43-38052 of 305th Bomb Group/366th Bomb Squadron when it was shot down over Germany on 17 October 1944. Killed In Action (KIA) - Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 9473.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38566563
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12205242 and O-723193
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37619491
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Malin, Oregon, United States | 7 March 1918 | the only son of Joseph (Joe) Potucek (born Czechoslovakia ± 1876…) and Anna Radr Potucek (born Czechoslovakia ± 1877…) |
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Enlisted |
Santa Ana, California, United States | 29 March 1943 | as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
near Merten, Bornheim, Germany | 17 October 1944 | died in Germany with the loss of B-17 #43-38052, shot down 17 October 1944. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 9473 |
| Malin, Klamath County, Oregon, United States | |||
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Buried |
Emil Potucek rests at the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot O Row 12 Grave 5. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9473 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database