Oliver Kenneth Birch
Military
Dog Tag from KU-3241 : https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147904274
Object Number - UPL 41767 - Dog Tag from KU-3241 : https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147904274
Oliver Birch was Tail Gunner on B-17 Serial 44-8208, shot down on the Merseburg mission 2 November 1944. Prisoner of War (POW)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32574205 at enlistment, then O-716374
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17111190
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14114887
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17051730 at enlistment, then O-758693
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13129300 at enlistment, then O-552166
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Baby II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
9 October 1919 | Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana | |
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Enlisted |
22 April 1942 | Los Angeles, California | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
2 November 1944 | Captured 1,5km North of Neugattersleben NW of Bernburg, Germany. Interned at Stalag Luft 4 Gross Tychow/Tychowo, Poland. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 24 May 1945.” | |
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Died |
12 August 2011 | Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana | |
| Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota | |||
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Buried |
Oliver Birch rests at the Moore Cemetery, Moore, Fergus County, Montana |
Revisions
Added Dog Tags photo from KU-3241 : https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147904274
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW Records
MACR 2902
NARA - Captured German records - KU-3241
WWII Draft Card
VETERANS BIRLS Death File
VA Grave Locator
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10143 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
