43-38996

Delivered Lincoln 1/11/44; Grenier 12/11/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-T] Horham 19/11/44; with B.F. Cummings force landed A-78 AF Florennes/Juzaine, Bel 6/2/45; 62m, Returned to the USA Bradley 22/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 24/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33461466
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Contributoracbernstein1
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Contributorjpnoe72
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From list of 95th Bomb Group missions, identifying pilots, target, and aircraft number. Mission 859 was to Ruhland, Germany on 2 March 1945. My father's first flight as Navigator.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log