Maxwell Samuel Kattef

Military
media-57348.jpeg UPL 57348 Kittleson crew assignment to the 493rd BG August 1944 493rd Bomb Group collection

493rd BG Archives

Object Number - UPL 57348 - Kittleson crew assignment to the 493rd BG August 1944

Maxwell Kattef was Navigator on B-17 #43-38098, shot down 12 September 1944 over Oschersleben, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38420299
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37344490
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator,
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-772939
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35432219 at enlistment, then T-61537
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32921148
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 12 September 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

4 December 1917 Boynton Beach, Florida

Born

New York 14 August 1924

Enlisted

30 October 1942 New York City, New York

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 September 1944 captured near Oschersleben, Germany. Interned at Stalag Luft , Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 26 May 1945.“
Bronx County, New York

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MACR 8863

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MACR 8863
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File

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ContributorLucy May
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ContributorDarren Jelley
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was not Killed in action but taken Prisoner
493rd BG archives

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8863 / MACR 8863, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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