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AMBROSE, Oscar Michael - Date of
birth
4 October 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Atlas, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33843023 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
352nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1945 - Place of
death
Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Michael Ambrose (father)
Eva (Haraseceak) Ambrose (mother)
Nicholas Ambrose (brother)
Walter Ambrose (brother)
Mary Ambrose (sister)
Anna Y. (Yanick) Ambrose (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6351 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Bruck an der Mur, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 12903
More information
S/Sgt Oscar M. Ambrose was a chauffeur.He enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 3 March 1944.
The aircraft was hit by flak at the beginning of the bomb run and caught fire in the bomb bay and the radio room. It went out of formation, went into a dive and broke in half.
Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.newspapers.com - Mount Carmel Item, www.newspapers.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Richmond News Leader - 24 March 1945