Ernest C Ogden

Military

Crashed in Switzerland on 25 Feb 45 in B-17 'Torchy Tess' #43-37854, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37854

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Torchy Tess
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Winchester, Kentucky, USA 5 November 1924

Enlisted

Cincinnati, OH, USA 12 October 1943

Died

Winchester, KY 40391, USA 18 February 2000

Buried

Winchester, KY 40391, USA 21 February 2000 Winchester Cemetery

Other

Interned (INT)

Müswangen, Switzerland 25 February 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12728 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database