Joseph Roscoe Amber
Military
Object Number - UPL 53430 - Donald A Currie Jr and crew, B-17 42-31034 'Bonny Donnie', Donald A Currie kneels centre. Other crew members: 1Lt Clayton Alan Johnston (CP), 1Lt...
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Don Currie crew. 38 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-348319
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Commanding Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fearless Fosdick
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ice Cold Katy
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bonnie Donnie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fool's Luck
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pakawalup II
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 December 1943
- Date: 5 December 1943
- Date: 11 December 1943
- Date: 20 December 1943
- Date: 22 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lovilia, IA | 30 May 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
7 November 1942 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
11 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Carlsbad, NM | 1 October 1987 | |
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Buried |
Carlsbad Cemetery Carlsbad, Eddy County, NM | 4 October 1987 | Carlsbad Cemetery Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=632
