Eugene Bosnavits Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 57348 - Kittleson crew assignment to the 493rd BG August 1944
Eugene Bosnavits was Tail gunner on B-17 #43-38098, shot down 12 September 1944. Killed In Action (KIA)
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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: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38420299
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37344490
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator,
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-772939
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35432219 at enlistment, then T-61537
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32921148
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
21 October 1921 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
12 September 1944 | in the crash of B-17 #43-38098 at Hadmersleben, 4km SE of Oschersleben, Germany | |
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Buried |
14 September 1944 | at the cemetery of Hornhausen, 4km NW of Oschersleben, Germany | |
| Brunswick, Medina County, Ohio | |||
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Buried |
after the war, his remains were brought to Margraten, The Netherlands. Eugene Bosnavits rests at Plot I, Row 12, Grave 7 |
Revisions
MACR 8863
WWII Draft Card
ABMCwebsite
Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php