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Nils H Odstrom

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crew Number 27. Killed in Action (KIA) B-17 #42-31512 'Ice Cold Katie'. AC hit a tree at Grundisburgh while being slow timed.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31512

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Ice Cold Katie
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Places

A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the

Framlingham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Parham

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		2 June 1944
Buried/ Commemorated	4199 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10470, USA		At Woodlawn Cemetery

Revisions

Date28 Feb 2018 15:36:05

ContributorLucy May

Changes

Sources

Corrected surname from 'Odstram' to 'Odstrom':
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158986805/nils-a._h.-odstrom

Date27 Sep 2014 18:20:34

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Odstram%2C+Nils+H