Alexander Korolchuk

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Alexander Korolchuk was Tail Gunner on board B-17 #42-5953 'Skin and Bones'. Collided with B-17 #42-30518 on 4 January 1944. Crashed near Gross-Essepe, between Lingen and Emmen, Germany, near the German/Dutch border. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

George Lafayette Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18104135 at enlistment, then O-677454
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Julius Otto Flusche

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-682316
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

James Willard Golden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18192819
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Lester Loyd Guderian

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18034208 at enlistment, then O-683989
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Kermit Oliver Lansrud

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39613585
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-5953

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Skin & Bones
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 4 January 1944

Born

Detroit, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Alexander Korolchuk rests at Plot A, Row 40, Grave 11

Revisions

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Added details about crash location
ABMC website

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MACR 2017

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2017 / MACR 2017, 8th AF Losses; Snetterton Falcons pg 97 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database