464th Bomb Group
Group
A Consolidated History of the 464th Bomb Group
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Rosh O Crosby
Military
Rosh Crosby served as a co-pilot with the 778th Bomb Squadron of the 464th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Pantanella airfield, Italy. On 5 February 1945, he was flying B-24 42-52537 on a mission to Regensburg. With two engines shot up, they diverted to Switzerland, ran out of fuel and crash landed on a deserted German airfield. All of the crew evaded capture and survived. They were MIA Feb 5, 1945 to Apr 15, 1945.
Service
Units served with
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778th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber squadron in mid-1943, trained under Second Air Force. Deployed to Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO), October 1943, becoming a Fifteenth Air Force heavy bomb squadron, attacking enemy targets both in...
Aircraft
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42-52537 Ruthie the Raider
B-24 Liberator
Lost Feb 5, 1945, Germany. Two engines shot up, diverted to Switzerland, ran out of fuel and crash landed on deserted German airfield. Crew returned. MACR 12064.
Associated Place
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Pantanella
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Evaded (EVD) | Switzerland | 5 February 1945 – 15 April 1945 |
| Lived in | Lyons, NE 68038, USA | |
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Address of next-of-kin, his mother, Inez Susan Crosby |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 November 2017 15:33:13 | Lucy May | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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Correspondence with Glenn Crosby, son of Rosh O Crosby. |
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