USAAF WWII 8th Air Force
Bombardier 2nd/Lt. Robert G. Kesslar KIA
Hometown Odell, Illinois
Squadron:532nd 381st Bomb Group
Service# O-744481
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Jason H. Duncan POW
MACR 1578
Target: Mission #46 to the chemical plant at Leverkusen, Germany. Diverted to the steel works at Solinger, Germany.
Mission Date: 1-Dec-43
Serial Number: #42-29506
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: 'Full Boost!'.
Location: Exploded in Mid-Air Crashed 5 miles East of Kassel Germany
Crew of 10 6KIA 4POW
'Full Boost!'. Crew
Pilot Jason H. Duncan POW
2nd/Lt. Harry Allchin Jr. Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Harry Allchin Jr. Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Mac W. Huffman Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt. Robert G. Kesslar Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Vinal L. Wade Engineer KIA
S/Sgt. Edward V. Doherty Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt Morris A. Wall Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Harold G. Starkey Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Leon D. Jeffers Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Roy F. Mattson Gunner POW
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View cenotaph HERE.
Bombardier 2nd/Lt. Robert G. Kesslar KIA
Hometown Odell, Illinois
Squadron:532nd 381st Bomb Group
Service# O-744481
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Jason H. Duncan POW
MACR 1578
Target: Mission #46 to the chemical plant at Leverkusen, Germany. Diverted to the steel works at Solinger, Germany.
Mission Date: 1-Dec-43
Serial Number: #42-29506
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: 'Full Boost!'.
Location: Exploded in Mid-Air Crashed 5 miles East of Kassel Germany
Crew of 10 6KIA 4POW
'Full Boost!'. Crew
Pilot Jason H. Duncan POW
2nd/Lt. Harry Allchin Jr. Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Harry Allchin Jr. Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Mac W. Huffman Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt. Robert G. Kesslar Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Vinal L. Wade Engineer KIA
S/Sgt. Edward V. Doherty Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt Morris A. Wall Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Harold G. Starkey Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Leon D. Jeffers Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Roy F. Mattson Gunner POW
~
View cenotaph HERE.
USAAF WWII 8th Air Force
Bombardier 2nd/Lt. Robert G. Kesslar KIA
Hometown Odell, Illinois
Squadron:532nd 381st Bomb Group
Service# O-744481
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Jason H. Duncan POW
MACR 1578
Target: Mission #46 to the chemical plant at Leverkusen, Germany. Diverted to the steel works at Solinger, Germany.
Mission Date: 1-Dec-43
Serial Number: #42-29506
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: 'Full Boost!'.
Location: Exploded in Mid-Air Crashed 5 miles East of Kassel Germany
Crew of 10 6KIA 4POW
'Full Boost!'. Crew
Pilot Jason H. Duncan POW
2nd/Lt. Harry Allchin Jr. Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Harry Allchin Jr. Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Mac W. Huffman Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt. Robert G. Kesslar Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Vinal L. Wade Engineer KIA
S/Sgt. Edward V. Doherty Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt Morris A. Wall Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Harold G. Starkey Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Leon D. Jeffers Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Roy F. Mattson Gunner POW
~
View cenotaph HERE.
Bombardier 2nd/Lt. Robert G. Kesslar KIA
Hometown Odell, Illinois
Squadron:532nd 381st Bomb Group
Service# O-744481
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot 1st/Lt. Jason H. Duncan POW
MACR 1578
Target: Mission #46 to the chemical plant at Leverkusen, Germany. Diverted to the steel works at Solinger, Germany.
Mission Date: 1-Dec-43
Serial Number: #42-29506
Aircraft Model B-17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: 'Full Boost!'.
Location: Exploded in Mid-Air Crashed 5 miles East of Kassel Germany
Crew of 10 6KIA 4POW
'Full Boost!'. Crew
Pilot Jason H. Duncan POW
2nd/Lt. Harry Allchin Jr. Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Harry Allchin Jr. Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Mac W. Huffman Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt. Robert G. Kesslar Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Vinal L. Wade Engineer KIA
S/Sgt. Edward V. Doherty Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt Morris A. Wall Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Harold G. Starkey Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Leon D. Jeffers Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Roy F. Mattson Gunner POW
~
View cenotaph HERE.
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