Paul R Ostrom
Military
Object Number - UPL 25842
Assigned to 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Euskirchen railroad bridge in B-26 42-95878 'Weary Lera' shot down by flak while leading 322BG crashed in flames near Bonn, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 14626.
Awards: PH
Remains were identified and recovered in 1949 along with crewmates Capt Wilbur C Cox, 2Lt Daniel P Winegar, T/Sgt Ira L Mooney and T/Sgt Salvatore A Visi. The crew were interred in a single grave at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
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Units served with
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791676
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Weary Lera
- Unit: 344th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Wausau, WI, USA | 21 January 1942 | |
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Died |
Bonn, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Euskirchen railroad bridge in B-26 42-95878 'Weary Lera' shot down by flak while leading 322BG crashed in flames near Bonn, KIA. MACR 14626. |
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Buried |
Lemay, MO 63125, USA | 30 September 1949 | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St Louis County Missouri, USA |
| Superior, WI, USA | |||
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Born |
Douglas County, WI, USA | ||
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing. Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
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Based |
Andrews Field | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 1st Pathfinder Sqn, 9AF. |
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