Second Lieutenant, 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group based at Mendlesham, England.
Co-Pilot aboard B-17G Flying Fortress #44-8263. While on a mission to strike oil depots in Germany, his aircraft was struck in the right wing by anti-aircraft artillery shells and went down at Innien, Germany (known as the municipality of Aukrug), about 22 miles south-southwest of Kiel.
Eight crewmembers were Killed In Action and one survived and was taken prisoner. Missing Air Crew Report № 11565.
The crewmembers KIA were:
1LT Leslie C Carter, O-761235, CA, Pilot
2LT Robert A Koch, O-822470, IL, Co-Pilot
1LT John J Russell, O-723694, NY, Navigator
1LT Joseph E Rozell, O-772079, NY, Bombardier
TSGT Leonard W Guse, 37344523, CO, Radio Operator
TSGT Moe Hut, 12145645, NY, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
SSGT Fernando A Barreda, 38213215, TX, Ball Turret Gunner
SSGT Robert C Belh, 42080925, NJ, Flexible Gunner
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Chicago Tribune (IL) - 3/20/1950 Koch Abstract
Lt. Robert A Koch, 8th air force, 34th group 7th sqd. Jan. 14, 1945, over Suderhestedt, Germany, son of Albert and Mildred Johnson Koch. Group burial Tuesday, March 21, 1950, Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
Second Lieutenant, 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group based at Mendlesham, England.
Co-Pilot aboard B-17G Flying Fortress #44-8263. While on a mission to strike oil depots in Germany, his aircraft was struck in the right wing by anti-aircraft artillery shells and went down at Innien, Germany (known as the municipality of Aukrug), about 22 miles south-southwest of Kiel.
Eight crewmembers were Killed In Action and one survived and was taken prisoner. Missing Air Crew Report № 11565.
The crewmembers KIA were:
1LT Leslie C Carter, O-761235, CA, Pilot
2LT Robert A Koch, O-822470, IL, Co-Pilot
1LT John J Russell, O-723694, NY, Navigator
1LT Joseph E Rozell, O-772079, NY, Bombardier
TSGT Leonard W Guse, 37344523, CO, Radio Operator
TSGT Moe Hut, 12145645, NY, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
SSGT Fernando A Barreda, 38213215, TX, Ball Turret Gunner
SSGT Robert C Belh, 42080925, NJ, Flexible Gunner
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Chicago Tribune (IL) - 3/20/1950 Koch Abstract
Lt. Robert A Koch, 8th air force, 34th group 7th sqd. Jan. 14, 1945, over Suderhestedt, Germany, son of Albert and Mildred Johnson Koch. Group burial Tuesday, March 21, 1950, Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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