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Last First MI Class  BS BG Data
O'Brien
2LT
Clement L MI 43-06     Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook

O'Brien
1LT
O-661656
William J MI 42-09 410 94 KIA 29 May 1943

Photo.

410th BS bombardiers.

Photo from Salinas, KS

Source: RltBen@aol.com 

O'Connell Daniel M BZ 43-15   486 Evaded 28 May 1944.  MACR 5390
O'Connell
O-670219
Maurice G SA 43-01 366 305 Died 6 Jun 1977.

According to the book The 305th Bomb Group In Action - An Anthology it lists the following:

MACR: 397
A/C No.: 42-24592
TARGET: Strasbourg, France
CAUSE: Landed Switzerland

Crew list:
P: Floyd E. MacSpadden Jr.
CP: Jack S. Noce
N: Daniel C. Boone Jr.
B: Maurice G. O'Connell
ENG: Joseph C. Januszewski
RO: George E. Snyder Jr.
BT: Lonnie E. Tompkins
RW: Elvio Rosletti
LW: Ralph E. Hays
TG: Harry E. Hergesheimer

Sources:
Crosshairs Newsletter of June 1994.
 
O'Connell
2LT
O-678559
Walter W SA 43-06     Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook

O'Conner
2LT
J L BK 41-01 59 25 Source: Book, Wings over the Canal.
O'Hara Joseph V SA 44-04 724 451 KIA on 29 Dec 1944 when plane 42-51880, Purple Shaft was lost.  MACR: 10916.

Crew list:
P: Martin Uhl
CP: Charles J. Spiegel  KIA
N: Harry W.  Ritter   KIA
B: Joseph V. O'Hara    KIA
ENG: Nelson K. Drueding  KIA
RO: Anthony J. Paonessa   KIA
GNR: Harry L. Eberhardt   KIA
GNR: Kenneth L.  Prince   KIA
GNR: Edward S. Posniak  KIA
GNR: Gerald Honaker

Source:http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=107481
O'Kane
2LT
William J CB 44-42 867 494  
O'Leary William J DE 43-04      
O'Toole James K CL 43-08     Bombardier instructor at Carlsbad, NM in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Carlsbad Yearbook

Olive Robert H LA ENBMB 93 19 Died 21 Jan 1994 (CH 6/94)
Oliver Bradley C MI 42-10 498 345 Died in a training crash at Columbia, SC. (CH 6/94)
O'Neill Gilbert W SA 43-15   446 View crew photo.
Standing L to R: Edward Bauder, ball turret gunner; John Seelinger, Left waist gunner; Victor DeCaria, Engineer/Top turret; John B. Miller, Right waist gunner; Joseph Ruggiero, Radio operator.
Front row L to R: Gilbert O'Neill, Bombardier; Ernest Parminter, Navigator; Donald Paumen, Co-pilot; Lee Stratton, Pilot.
Obremski
1LT
Chester  T BZ 43-16 866 494  
Odell
2LT
0-772993
Paul C VV 44-05 854 491

KIA on 26 Nov 1944.  A/C:  44-95007  Target: Misburg, GER synthetic fuel plant.

Source: John Meurs: meurs.john@bluewin.ch

Offermann
2LT
Robert H VV 43-16 410 94

CREW  MM-46: arrived 7 May 1944, transferred to 333rd SQ. for PFF training on 14 June.

P: 1LT Albert R. Waters
CP: 2LT Ervin P. Suess
N: 2LT Hubert S. McMonagle
B: 2LT Robert H. Offermann
GNR: S/S Micheal J. Frawley Jr.
GNR: S/S Al E. Newman
GNR: Sgt. John G. Hazard
GNR: Sgt. James H. Myers
GNR: Sgt. Jesus H. Cruz
GNR: Sgt. Paul S. Ociepka

Ogden
O-731093
John A KT 42-13     Complete data.
Olsen
2LT
Norman A SA 43-04     Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook

Olson
2LT
O-926554
Norman A Unknown     From IA.  Bombardier instructor at Carlsbad, NM in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Carlsbad Yearbook

Ormsbee, Jr.
1LT
A G WM 42-17 566 389 Source: Arthur Plouff - A.plouff@worldnet.att.net
Orr
2LT
O-731094
Douglas C KT 42-13 447 321 Complete data.
Osmulski
1LT
Stanley P BZ 43-16 864 494 Died 16 Nov 1987.
Osterhout Russell D CB 44-46     Photo.

Source: Crosshairs, June 1994

Ottesen Milton F CL 43-11 ?
813
94
482
He was first with the 94th BG from 12/43 to 3/44.  Then his crew was transferred to the 482nd BG until June 1945. 

Class photo.   813th Squadron 1944

Crew photo.

Article about shoot down.

Source: M. Delano: marnie@hvc.rr.com

Oulehla
2LT
Charles H VV 43-15 710 447 Killed when plane 42-97176 was shot down on 20 May 1944.

Crew list:
P: John E. Archibald
CP: 2LT Robert C. Lewis
N: 2LT Duane A. Kesterke - KIA
TT: T/S John T. Harwell - KIA
RO: S/S Gustave (nmi) Secunda - KIA
BT: Sgt Simpson B. Gray - KIA
LW: S/S John T. Schomburger - KIA
RW: S/S Everett W. White - KIA
TG: Sgt Arthur R. Baker - KIA

Source: Todd Creel: ntcbassman@aol.com

Owen
T-6863
Joseph R CB 44-11     Died 28 May 1966 of lung cancer in Dallas, TX.  (CH 6/94)
             
             

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