Eugene Victor Kollinger

Military

Assigned to 856BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Member of crew 616 (Kuntz). Failed to Return (FTR) Bechammer in B-24 44-40142 'Sknappy' 20-Jun-44; fell out of formation after target, diverted to Bulltofta Airfield, Sweden. Interned (INT)



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

People

James Gerald Kuntz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13040142 / O-808563
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Elvern Rae Seitzinger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16136976 / O-810956
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A Swedish soldier guards the nose of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40142) nicknamed "Sknappy" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden. First handwritten caption on reverse: '44-40142 "Sknappy", 492BG, Down Sweden 20/6/44.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '492 BG Lib "Sknappy" interned after forced landing in Sweden.'

44-40142

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sknappy
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Indianapolis, IN 2 November 1916 Son of Abe and Beilach Kollinger.

Enlisted

Camp Blanding, FL 17 January 1942 Camp Blanding, Florida

Other

Interned (INT)

Bulltofta Airfield, Sweden 20 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Bechammer in B-24 44-40142 'Sknappy' 20-Jun-44; fell out of formation after target, diverted to Bulltofta Airfield, Sweden. INT

Other

Discharged USAAF

10 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

27 February 1976

Based

Interned (INT)

North Pickenham Assigned to 856BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF.
Allen County, OH Allen County, Ohio

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7077 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database