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Staff Sgt. Robert L. Moshier - MIA, Fallen
Staff Sgt. Moshier was a B-17 tail gunner, assigned to 92nd BGKIA. Flying aboard 43-38434, was hit by flak on a mission to Zwickau.
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MOSHIER, Robert L "Bud" |
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| Servicenumber: | 37574635 |
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| Age: | Not available | |
| Born: | 1925, North Dakota | |
| Hometown: | Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota | |
| Family: | Heber Moshier (father) Margaret (Thomaier) Moshier (mother) Betty L. Moshier (sister) |
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| Rank: | Staff Sergeant | |
| Function: | Tail Gunner | |
| Regiment: | - | |
| Battalion: | - | |
| Division – Transport: | 8th Air Force | |
| Company – Squadron: | 327th Bomber Squadron | |
| Unit – Group: | 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy | |
| Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) | Serialnumber: 43-38434 Type: B-17G Destinationm: Zwickau, Germany Mission: Bombing targets of opportunity, Airfield and Motor vehicle factory MACR: 9345 |
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| Date of death: | 8 October 1945 | |
| Status: | FOD | |
| Place of death: | Near Emmerich, Germany | |
| Spot: | Not available | |
| Awards: | Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart | |
| Gravenumber: | Walls of the Missing | |
| Cemetery: | American War Cemetery Margraten | |
| Biography: | - | |
| Other information: |
Three fortresses were observed in distress. (A) A B-17 was seen in a spin at 13,000 feet altitude, at 5129N-1353E. Three chutes were seen. A/C was out of control. (B) A B-17 was observed under control but out of formation at 5235N-0435E at 18,000 feet. No apparent damage could be seen by observing A/C. (C) A B-17 suspected to be that of Lt Kerr, in A/C 434 MIA today, was seen North of Dresden at 23,000 feet, heading 270 degrees. Number three engine was smoking and had been feathered. Number two engine was feathered. He was heard calling for fighter protection and called out over VHF that he was headed for Brussels. The plane crashed in the Rhine river near Emmerich, Germany and the Dutch border, |
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Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Tree, North Dakota Statue University , ABC News
Photo source: André Koch, North Dakota Statue University , ABC News, Fargo Central High School Yearbook 1942