42-39855 Ole Basser
Delivered Long Beach 22/9/43; Scott 1/10/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-N] Rougham 8/10/43; Missing in Action Oberlanstein 11/11/43 with Paul Kane, Co-pilot: Lynn Oliver, Bombardier: George Ross (3 Killed in Action), Navigator: Larry Hoban, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Hoyt Stropes, Radio Operator: Ray Leib, Ball turret gunner: Ray Gibbons, Waist gunner: Milo King, Waist gunner: Chas Wrobel, Tail gunner: Harry Knechtle (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #3, exploded crashed in polder near Fijnaart, near Willemstadt, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 1068. OLE BASSER.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 November 1943 |