Carl A Bohnisch

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-20581.jpeg UPL 20581 Carl A. Bohnisch

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Object Number - UPL 20581 - Carl A. Bohnisch

Joined squad 2 December 1943. Shot down by an FW 190 on mission to Tours Airfield, FR on 5 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100181 'Star Valley. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Star Valley
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 February 1944

Born

Lindsey, California, USA

Buried

California

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 5 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2233 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd, MACR 2233, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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