Oscar Villasenor
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned 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.
Connections
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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: 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
- Site type: Airfield
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
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39409001/oscar-villasenor
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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