Allen Hilding Osterberg
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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 J. Tracy, Allen Osterberg. Back Row L to R: Murl F. Simmons, Richard Oberlin, Frank A. Welke Jr., Robert F. Scharff, Redin R. Kilpatrick, Max L. Rockey.
Kilpatrick and Tracy not assigned with 534th BS.
Front Row L to R: Samuel L. Peak, Victor R. Romasco, Thomas J. Tracy, Allen Osterberg. Back Row L to R: Murl F. Simmons, Richard Oberlin, Frank A. Welke Jr., Robert F. Scharff, Redin R. Kilpatrick, Max L. Rockey.
Kilpatrick and Tracy not assigned with 534th BS.
Photo courtesy of Allen Osterberg family and Delta County Historical Society
Killed in Action (KIA) 22 June 1944 in A/C #42-97084.
Bombardier in Samuel Peak crew.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36417125
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12148493
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner, Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32663831
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
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