Michael Musashe

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-43616.jpeg UPL 43616 S/Sgt Michael Musashe 427BS, 303BG, 8th AF.

USAAF photo.

Object Number - UPL 43616 - S/Sgt Michael Musashe 427BS, 303BG, 8th AF.

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31241 'Spirit of Wannette', Killed in Action (KIA).



Earlier 1 December 1943 on return from mission to Solingen, Germany, B-17 #42-31243 ran out of fuel and ditched in the English Channel where ASR took them to Manston. 10 returned. Pilot was Allan Eckhart (or Eckart).



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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31241

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spirit of wannette, city of wannette
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

42-31243

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 22 October 1942

Died

29 April 1944

Born

Illinois
Cook County, IL, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record (surname was spelt 'Musasee':
MACR 4463 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

See also:
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
ABMC record: http://abmc.gov/node/541804#.V63e8U1TGUk

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4463, http://303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M , Losses of Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 402 / http://www.303rdbga.com/427eckhart.html#

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Object number: UPL 43616 - S/Sgt Michael Musashe 427BS, 303BG, 8th AF.