Emil V Potucek

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

2nd Lt Emil Potucek was Pilot of B-17 #43-38052 of 305th Bomb Group/366th Bomb Squadron when it was shot down over Germany on 17 October 1944. Killed In Action (KIA) - Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 9473.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

Karl J Bierman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39556573
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

John Talbot Carper

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13062885
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

James Edgar Hunter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38405362
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Arthur W Lockrem

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37562821
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Togglier

Wayne P McCallen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19093317 and O-764060
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

43-38052

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

681

  • Date: 17 October 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Malin, Oregon, United States 7 March 1918 the only son of Joseph (Joe) Potucek (born Czechoslovakia ± 1876…) and Anna Radr Potucek (born Czechoslovakia ± 1877…)

Enlisted

Santa Ana, California, United States 29 March 1943 as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

near Merten, Bornheim, Germany 17 October 1944 died in Germany with the loss of B-17 #43-38052, shot down 17 October 1944. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 9473
Malin, Klamath County, Oregon, United States

Buried

Emil Potucek rests at the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot O Row 12 Grave 5.

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 9473
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9473 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database