Thomas K Welch

Military
media-36531.jpeg UPL 36531 Statement of Witness, Midair Collision March 1, 1945. 43-38273 and 42-38035 Robert Bobby Keenan

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Object Number - UPL 36531 - Statement of Witness, Midair Collision March 1, 1945. 43-38273 and 42-38035

Thomas Welch was Tail Gunner on B-17G #43-38273 involved in a mid-air collision over Ostend, Belgium with B-17 #42-38035 (also 550th BS) on 1 March 1945 (mission to Ulm, Germany.) Crashed near Ostend, Belgium. Killed in Action (KIA)

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Alexander Rusecky

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-824894
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Vincent Louis Verderame

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33791881
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner

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near Ostend, Belgium 1 March 1945

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MACR 16036

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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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