Albert H Oser

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Man with the rank of Colonel wearing  WWII era Air Force uniform shaking hands with man wearing a similar uniform but with the rank of staff sergeant.  Two other uniformed men are in the background UPL 60169 UPL 60169 Albert H. Oser, S/Sgt., 328th BS, 93rd BG. Colonel John H. Hayden congratulates S/Sgt. Albert H. Oser after presenting him the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony at Hardwick, England, 11 November 1943. (U.S. Air Force Number A80568AC)

Object Number - UPL 60169 - Albert H. Oser, S/Sgt., 328th BS, 93rd BG. Colonel John H. Hayden congratulates S/Sgt. Albert H. Oser after presenting him the Distinguished Flying...

Albert Oser took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on the Ploesti oil fields, Rumania, on 1 August 1943, flying on B-24 Liberator "First Sergeant" / "Thar She Blows" #42-40127.

He was Tail Gunner on B-24D #42-41004 “The Urgin' Virgin” which was lost in the North Sea on the 13 November 1943 mission to Bremen, Germany, with all 11 men onboard still missing. Killed In Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-190737
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13042736
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35013607 at enlistment, then O-734896
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13011885
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17031466
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Bucket Of Bolts - First Sergeant
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 330th Bomb Squadron 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Urgin Virgin
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

19 January 1942 Boston, Massachusetts

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

13 November 1943 in the ditching in the North Sea of B-24D #42-41004

Born

Massachusetts the son of Albert and Lillian E. Oser

Born

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Born

Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Buried

Albert Oser is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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MACR 2182
WWII Enlistment Records
ABMC website
Wallace R. Forman's "B-24 Nose Art Name Directory"

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Added a “ ’ ” at Urgin in the Summary biography – Source : Wallace R. Forman's "B-24 Nose Art Name Directory"

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ABMC; MACR 2182 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2182 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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