UPL 41281
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Lt. John Kriegshauser in 1942 during flight-training (USAAF). He was posthumously awarded the DFC for saving lives on the ground when B-17 'Mi-Amigo' (364th BS/305BG) crashed in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, on February 22nd 1944 returning badly damaged from an abortive decoy mission to Aalborg, Denmark. All ten crew KIA.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-535000
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Locations
- Site type: Aircraft crash site