Odell M Bascom
Military ROLL OF HONOURflew with Lt Jacob Laderman crew. 18 combat missions flown. from original 493rd BG records Odell flew in various positions . shown as flight engineer or top turret on several missions , but primary role was as waist gunner.
Shot down 19 September 1944 in AC #43-38209. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12053124 / O-690024
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
19 September 1944 | ||
Born |
Red Oak, Oklahoma, USA | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 19 September 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; ABMC; MACR 10212, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / MACR 10212 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database