Arthur W Manosh
MilitaryAssigned to 342BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Munich 19-Jul-44, flak, crashed Forstern, Bavaria; Finding of Death(FOD) MACR 6745.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18159083 / O-816682
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Warren County, NY, USA | 22 November 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Albany, NY, USA | 6 April 1943 | |
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Died |
Forstern, Germany | 19 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Munich 19-Jul-44, flak, crashed Forstern, Bavaria; Finding of Death(FOD) MACR 6745. |
| Washington County, NY, USA | |||
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Based |
Amendola | 19 July 1944 | Assigned to 342BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
21 Quaker Rd, Queensbury, NY 12804, USA | Re-Interred Pine View Cemetery Queensbury, Warren County, NY |