Kosse, Russel Jerome

Individual Personnel Data
Name Kosse, Russel Jerome   ‡
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Rank Technical Sergeant
Serial Number 19102771   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #43 dated 6 July 1943, effective 6 July 1943.
Duty Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Last Duty Date 12 August 1943
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 16 December 1920
  • His name appears as 'KESSE, RUSSEL J' in the NARA US Army Enlistment Database. However, it appears as 'KOSSE, RUSSELL J' in the NARA POW Database, and in all Group and Squadron records.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 288⇓ (26.475 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Swank, Robert Dale⇗PilotKIA
2nd Lt. Hoffmeyer, William Alfred⇗Co-pilotPOW
2nd Lt. Bolin, Harold Andrew⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Perkins, Newell Edward⇗BombardierPOW
T/SGT. Mattoon, William Earl⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
T/SGT. Kosse, Russel JeromeEngineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Johnson, Carl Benjamin⇗Ball Turret GunnerKIA
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
10⇗ 25 July 1943 Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑5806⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Oulton, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel.
Sortie Report⇗
11⇗ 28 July 1943 Target: Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑30139⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back with #2 engine trouble.
Sortie Report⇗
12⇗ 29 July 1943 Target: Naval Base
Type: Military
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑3074⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back over North Sea because #3 exhaust manifold blew and pressure went down to 15 inches, making it impossible to keep up with formation.
Sortie Report⇗
13⇗ 30 July 1943 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑29985⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back ten miles from the English coast due to 'high cylinder head temperatures and rough No. 2 engine.'
Sortie Report⇗
14⇗ 12 August 1943 Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑5806⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Hit by flak on the way to the target, then attacked by fighters. Some of crew bailed out before aircraft exploded. Crashed near Volmershofen/Heidgen (5 miles SW of Bonn), Germany. MACR 288
Sortie Report⇗

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