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.
Connections
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Units served with

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

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People

- 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

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

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

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

- 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

- 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
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Update to dates
Update to dates and locations
Correction to name, awards, connections, events
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