Carl G Houseknecht

Military

Crew member B-24 Liberator #42-40203 'Tobias the Terrible' 515th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, shot down on 28th Dec 43 mission to Vicenza marshaling yards, Saletto Italy, pilot John L Sonaglia, 3 KIA / 7 POW. MACR 1617

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tobias the Terrible
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sonestown, PA 17758, USA 24 May 1924 Sonestown Sullivan County Pennsylvania, USA.

Died

Saletto PD, Italy 28 December 1943 Shot down on 28th Dec 43 mission to Vicenza marshaling yards, Saletto Italy, pilot John L Sonaglia, 3 KIA / 7 POW. MACR 1617
Pennsylvania, USA Pennsylvania, USA.

Buried

Muncy Cemetery, Muncy, PA 17756, USA Muncy Cemetery Muncy, Lycoming County Pennsylvania, USA.

Other

Assigned

Benghazi, Libya 515th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF.

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