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2nd Lt Otto A. Quiring attended high school for 4 years and was a clerk. He enlisted in Los Angeles, California, on 13 March 1941.

Statement from Capt Donald H. McAuley, Air Corps:
"I certify that I, Donald H. McAuley, Captain, Air Corps, had contacted Otto A. Quiring, 2nd Lt, Air Corps, in P-38J-10-L0, 42-67878 by radio over enemy territory on 24 February 1944, at approximately 1400 hours, at which time his airplane left our formation and joined up with the bombers. I was beyond Schweinfurt, on the return trip, at 27,000 feet, going northwest. Lt Quiring called on the radio and said that he was down to 30 gallons of gasoline in each reserve tank, plus his main tanks, and wanted to know what to do. "Denton" answered and said for the ship that was low on gasoline, to join the bombers. Towntalk Leader said "Did you get that, Bleu two?" Bleu two, Lt Quiring, replied that he understood. Then I called and told him to be sure to identify himself to the bombers before joining them. He replied 'Roger' to my call. I looked back to Blue Flight, and saw a single airplane going down towards the box of B-24s. 1st Lt W.B. Taylor, Leader of Blue Flight, reported seeing Lt Quiring leave Blue Flight, and join a high box of B-17s. The B-24s were apparently part of the first Air Task Force, and the B-17s were a part of the last Combat Wing of the Second Air Task Force.
The weather at the time of my last contact with the airplane was CAVU."

Lt Quiring ran out of gas near Schlüchtern-Hessen, Germany.