Louis Buchsbaum

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Bosville on 8/13/44 in B-17 42-102516

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102516

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bronx Bomber II
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

France 13 August 1944

Born

Bronx , NY

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

398th History, Vol 1 ;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7910 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database