Arthur Joseph Kosino
Military
Standing, L to R: S/Sgt Arthur Kosino, waist gunner; S/Sgt Pat Malone, tail gunner; S/Sgt Ray Ridge, flight engineer/top turret gunner; S/Sgt Anthony Russo, waist gunner; S/Sgt Fred Wilkins, ball turret gunner; S/Sgt Reynold Evans, radio operator/top gunner. Kneeling, left to right: 2nd Lt Franklin Westberg, co-pilot; 2nd Lt Sid Miller, navigator; 2nd Lt John Lieber, bombardier; 1st Lt Edward S. Michael, pilot/aircraft commander. (U.S. Air Force)
Object Number - UPL 32773 - 1st Lt Michael with the crew of his Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, 1943. Standing, L to R: S/Sgt Arthur Kosino, waist gunner; S/Sgt Pat Malone, tail...
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Stettin mission in B-17 42-37931 'Bertie Lee'. Severely combat damaged on Stettin mission, flak hits set plane ablaze, crew ordered to bail out, 11-Apr-44. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 3818
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16003137 / O-37224
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bertie Lee
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Monroe County, MI, USA | 6 March 1923 | Son of the Joseph and Katherine [Sovoda] Kosino. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 11 November 1942 | Detroit, Michigan. |
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Other Bailed out |
Brunswick, Germany | 11 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Stettin mission in B-17 42-37931 'Bertie Lee'. Severely combat damaged on Stettin mission, flak hits set plane ablaze, crew ordered to bail out, 11-Apr-44. POW. MACR 3818 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 11 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIb |
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Died |
Kalamazoo, MI, USA | 1 December 2015 | |
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Buried |
Roselawn Memorial Park La Salle, MI | 4 December 2015 | Roselawn Memorial Park La Salle, Monroe County, MI |
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Based |
Chelveston | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Corrected a typo in the "Bailed out" event.
305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
