Oscar Villasenor

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-49167.jpeg UPL 49167 T/Sgt Oscar Villasenor, 360BS, 303BG

Object Number - UPL 49167 - T/Sgt Oscar Villasenor, 360BS, 303BG

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-May-44 in B-17 42-97260 'Bow-Ur-Neck-Stevens', Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4868



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-799811
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bow-Ur-Neck Steves
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Fischbach, Germany 11 May 1944 Shot down 11-May-44 in B-17 42-97260 'Bow-Ur-Neck-Stevens', Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4868

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO 6 March 1950 Re-Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Molesworth 11 May 1944 Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39409001/oscar-villasenor

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4868 / MACR 4868, http://303rdbg.com/rost-tuv.html#T">http://303rdbg.com/rost-tuv.html#T> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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