Joseph Flory
Military ROLL OF HONOURJoseph Flory had finished 3 years of High School in California and was working as an elevator operator in a public building in Oakland, CA in 1940. According to NARA WWII Enlistment records, he re-enlisted in the Air Corps as a Sergeant in July 1943 and was sent overseas. Assigned to the 92nd Bomb Group / 407th Bomb Squadron, he was serving as Left Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-30726 when it was shot down on the 14 October 1943 mission to Schweinfurt. Killed in Action (KIA).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12032792 and O-735423
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16150128
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791358
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37261302
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
9 July 1943 | as a Sergeant in the Air Corps, while not yet a US citizen | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
near Kembach, Germany | 14 October 1943 | Co-Pilot McIntosh reported that Flory was hit by a 20mm shell in the lower back. The gunner continued firing and eventually managed to bail out. However, he was dead from loss of blood when he reached the ground. |
Born |
France | the son of French citizens Emile and Albertine Flory | |
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 846 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database