Joseph F Stritch
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: Unk, 2Lt Ray R. Woltman, 2Lt William Feinstein, 2Lt John R McCormick
Front L-R: Unk, S/Sgt William G Logan, Sgt Charles Fellows, Sgt William F. "Bill" Garner, S/Sgt Reynaldo Garcia, S/Sgt Joseph F Stritch
Object Number - UPL 36945 - McCormic's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 23 January 1945. Rear L-R: Unk, 2Lt Ray R. Woltman, 2Lt...
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) on 3-Feb-45 near Kahlstorf (Lehmke), Germany in B-17 'Maude an Maria' 42-97387.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16167048 / O-825668
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37619842
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2060092
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
Kahlstorf, Germany | 3 February 1945 | near Kahlstorf (Lehmke), Germany in B-17 42-97387 “Maude an Maria” |
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Buried |
Lehmke cemetery, Germany | 4 February 1945 | at the Lehmke cemetery, Germany |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | Son of Caroline Stritch. | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Nuthampstead | 3 February 1945 | Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | After the war, his remains were brought to Belgium. Joseph Stritch rests at Plot D, Row 10, Grave 56 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12214 / MACR 12214, Mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Streitfeld with picture of some crew members on p. 115 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database