Allen Hilding Osterberg

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 39704 - Sam Peak crew. Photo taken spring 1944 at Alexandria Air Base in Alexandria, Louisiana. Front Row L to R: Samuel L. Peak, Victor R. Romasco, Thomas...

Killed in Action (KIA) 22 June 1944 in A/C #42-97084.

Bombardier in Samuel Peak crew.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

James Harris Chandler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14155942 / T-123924
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

John Keith Lundberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676081
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Richard Delno Oberlin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35547736
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Samuel Lewis Peak

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-398074
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert Frank Petroski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801198
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot/Co-Pilot

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 381st Bomb Group fly in formation. B-17s (GD-H, serial number 42-97064) and (GD-K, serial number 42-97076) nicknamed "Dee Marie" are visible in the foreground. Image via George J Letzer. Printed caption on reverse: 'Boeing B-17G-40-BO.'

42-97084

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spare Charlie
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rock, Michigan 25 October 1916

Enlisted

Delta, Michigan 15 March 1942

Died

Abbeville, France 22 June 1944 Shot down in B-17 "Spare Charlie". The plane crashed in Les Marais d'Épagnette, outside of Abbeville.

Buried

Mareuil-Caubert, France 26 June 1944 Between 24 and 26 June, Lt. Osterberg's body was recovered by French citizens. Lt. Osterberg was buried in grave 303 next to his crew members. Lt. Osterberg was identified from his identification tags before burial.

Buried

St. André de l'Eure, France 7 July 1945 Buried in Plot H, Row 1, Grave 13 in the temporary St. André de l'Eure cemetery. Lt. Osterberg was buried between crew members Max Rockey and Samuel Peak.

Buried

Gardens of Rest Cemetery, Wells, Michigan 25 May 1949

Revisions

Date2 Feb 2021 20:27:04
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date19 Jun 2020 22:22:43
Contributorcamillemnoel
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Update to dates

Date19 Jun 2020 21:39:25
Contributorcamillemnoel
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Update to dates and locations

Date15 Aug 2019 21:54:46
Contributorcamillemnoel
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Correction to name, awards, connections, events

Date27 Sep 2014 18:03:27
ContributorAAM
Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, MACR 5918 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5918 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx

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