Norbert Donald Koll
Military ROLL OF HONOUR"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen 21-May-43 in B-17 42-3053, 1st mission as pilot in command; enemy aircraft set ship afire, crashed Hogebarg, near Wittmundenhafen. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4438
Awards: PH.
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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 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12030934
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Desperate Journey
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mapleton, Iowa, USA | 13 May 1919 | Son of Albert Valentine and Luella C [Van Dan Acker] Koll. |
Enlisted |
Fort Crook, NE | 7 November 1941 | Fort Crook, Nebraska |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Wittmundenhafen, Germany | 21 May 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen 21-May-43 in B-17 42-3053; shot down crashed Hogebarg. KIA MACR 4438 |
Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, KY | 19 October 1950 | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
Based |
Bassingbourn | 21 May 1943 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Training |
Kelley Field, TX | Basic Flight training - Kelley Field Texas | |
Other Training |
Gardner Field, CA | Elementary Flight training - Gardner Field, California | |
Other Training |
Williams Field, AZ | Advanced Flight training - Williams Field, Arizona |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4438 / MACR 4438, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 128 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database