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Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15875
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Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 397th Bomb Group
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR...
Military | Flight Sergeant | Gunner | 397th Bomb Group
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. 5 x missions. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in...
Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 397th Bomb Group
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR...
Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 397th Bomb Group
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 397th Bomb Group
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). 28...
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B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Departed base Perrone (A-72) on mission to Germany, climbing through 10/10 cloud layer departed formation. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny, partial bomb load detonation destroyed A/C and crew. 6 x Killed in Action (KIA)....
Military site : airfield
Originally allocated to the Eighth Air Force as a heavy bomber base, Rivenhall was built during 1943-44 but transferred to the Ninth Air Force before construction was complete. It had three concrete runways, 51 loop hardstandings and two dispersed T2...
Military site : airfield
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Dover, OH, USA | 8 May 1922 |
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Son of Fred P and Gertrude L [Whitmire] Potschner. |
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| Lived in | Ohio, USA | 1941 |
| Based | Rivenhall | 1944 – 28 February 1945 |
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Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Died | 02630 Wassigny, France | 28 February 1945 |
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Failed to Return mission to Germany. Crashed 3 km SW Wassigny 28-Feb-45. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15875 |
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| Buried | 80200 Péronne, France | 29 February 1945 |
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Interred |
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| Buried | Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | 1946 |
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Re-Interred |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 20 August 2018 20:45:03 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=15875&Submit=Go |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 August 2018 20:43:47 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=15875&Submit=Go |
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