Henry Oscar Flister
MilitaryInterned in Turkey. Shot down on 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Horse Fly' 42-40267
Severely damaged by flak after making two bomb runs over the target of Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 Mar 1944, B-2442-100073 'Sack Artist' crashed near Dubendorf, Switzerland after the crew baled out. Interned.
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA | 14 July 1914 | |
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Other Interned in Turkey |
1 August 1943 | ||
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Other Interned |
Dübendorf, Switzerland | 18 March 1944 | Severely damaged by flak after making two bomb runs over the target of Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 Mar 1944, B-24 42-100073 'Sack Artist' crashed near Dubendorf, Switzerland after the crew baled out. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
4 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
23 November 1963 |
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Henry Flister is my Grandfathers brother. I was chosen as caretaker of the families uniforms and history. I own Henry Flister's dress uniform and gear. I have the paperwork and the DFC for the award including a copy of a photograph of Henry Flister being given the award by his commanding officer. I also have his medals and ribbon bars with the uniform. I am still trying to learn where or when his plane was shot down. During or after Ploesti?
Removed information relating to 42-40267 'Horse Fly'. No crew list linking airman to aircraft.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3407 / MACR 8250/ MACR 3407, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database