Archie John Basler
MilitaryCorporal, promoted to Staff Sergent. Assigned January 1945 to the 96th Bomb Group / 413th Bomb Squadron. Served as a Ball Turret Gunner. Completed tour.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
23 June 1923 | Ste Genevieve, Missouri | |
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Enlisted |
5 February 1943 | at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri | |
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Died |
6 June 1995 | Ste Genevieve, Missouri | |
| Ste Genevieve, Missouri | |||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Archie Basler rests at the Valle Spring Cemetery in Ste Genevieve, Missouri |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Cards
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history; Snetterton Falcons, pg 227