Eugene Bosnavits Jr
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493rd BG Archives
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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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12181019 at enlistment, then O-723731
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19147508 at enlistment, then O-764699
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14054618
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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| 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 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php