Rambeck, Oscar Johannes

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Oscar Johannes Rambeck.

Unit/Placed in, 830th Bomber Squadron, 485th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Oscar was born approx. on April 29, 1921 in Parshall, North Dakota.

Father, Adolph Rambeck

Born in Norway..

Mother, Maren Rambeck.

Brothers, Leroy and Harold Rambeck.

Oscar entered the service from Florida with service number # 13105025.

Oscar J. Rambeck was a Pilot in the 830th Bomber Squadron.

Oscar‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

2nd Lt. Oscar J. Rambeck Pilot

2nd Lt. Raymond G. Johnson Co Pilot

2nd Lt. Theodore J. Merchant Navigator

2nd Lt. Glenn H. Strom Bombardier

M/Sgt. Milton L. Emery Nose Gunner

Sgt. Richard J. Dawe Tail Gunner

Sgt. John T. Kulerics Top Turret Gunner RTD

Sgt. Dean R. Sasse Radio Operator

Sgt. John C. Vonhusen Engineer

Cpl. Jesse C. Harvey Sr. Ball Turret Gunner

Oscar was KIA when his plane got hit by FLAK and crashed, on Oct. 7, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Oscar is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France.

Thanks to http://www.485thbg.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com