Oscar M Ambrose

Military

Assigned to 352BS, 303BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brux in B-17 44-6351 4-Mar-45; flak, crashed Waidhofen, Austria; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12903



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16138659 / O-928022
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Fort George G Meade, MD 3 March 1944

Died

Waidhofen, Austria 4 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Brux in B-17 44-6351 4-Mar-45; flak, crashed Waidhofen, Austria; KIA MACR 12903

Buried

4 March 1945 Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Plot C Row 3 Grave 53

Born

Atlas, PA Son of Michael Ambrose.

Based

Lucera 4 March 1945 Assigned to 352BS, 303BG, 15AF USAAF.