William Ralph Brooks

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) near Ostend in B-17 #44-8008.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Francis J Lukosavich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33764121
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Jack Edward Pfeiffer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35709304
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Walter Stanley Robitzki

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-782894
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Dwight Arnold Scrivner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35803789
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-102620

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: De rumble izer
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

44-8008

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

19 March 1945

Born

Mesa, Arizona, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 19 March 1945

Other

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22 January 1945

Revisions

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

 

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Added S/N, Rank, Role & Middle Name per info on 384th BG website.

Added an Association to “Grafton Underwood”, the home base of the 384th BG.

 

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AAIR 45-01-22-526 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13566 / MACR 13566, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database