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Personal info

Full name
MOBERG, Oscar Johan
Date of birth
16 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16137143
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
533rd Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Quackenbruck airbase, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 26 3

Immediate family

Members
Carl O. Moberg (father)
Marie (Olsen) Moberg (mother)
Jean C. Moberg (sister)
Laverne L. (Schott) Moberg (wife)
Sandra Moberg (daughter)

Plane data

Serial number
44-6478
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Fürstenau/Vechtel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 13606

More information

S/Sgt Oscar J. Moberg graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School in 1942.

He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Chicago, Illinois on 16 November 1942.

The airplane was last observed after being hit by flak in #4 engine, knocking the propeller and cowling off. It then went into a glide to the right, under control but on fire, leveled off and was under control for about 5 minutes and was then observed to spiral down and crash.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial, Archives, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree

Photo source: Find a Grave, Dominique Potier / Oak Park and River Forest High Schoo, 1942