Richard Delno Oberlin
Military
Front Row L to R: Samuel L. Peak, Victor R. Romasco, Thomas J. Tracy, Allen Osterberg. Back Row L to R: Murl F. Simmons, Richard Oberlin, Frank A. Welke Jr., Robert F. Scharff, Redin R. Kilpatrick, Max L. Rockey.
Kilpatrick and Tracy not assigned with 534th BS.
Photo courtesy of Allen Osterberg family and Delta County Historical Society
Object Number - UPL 39704 - Sam Peak crew. Photo taken spring 1944 at Alexandria Air Base in Alexandria, Louisiana. Front Row L to R: Samuel L. Peak, Victor R. Romasco, Thomas...
Shot down by flak and crashed near Epagne-Epagnette on 6/22/44 in B-17 'Spare Charlie' #42-97084, Prisoner of War (POW).
Petroski, R. Crew
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676081
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-741356
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-398074
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spare Charlie
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
West Unity, Ohio, USA | 20 June 1924 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 22 June 1944 - 2 May 1945 | Captured near Abbeville, France, on 22 June 1944. Held at Stalag Luft IVB. Liberated by the English on 2 May near Gudow, Germany. |
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Died |
West Unity, Ohio | 31 December 2012 |
Revisions
Capitalized "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Update to name and dates
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5918 / MACR 5918, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx">www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database