Timeline
Birth- 1920
California
Birth- 6 Jan 1920
Birth
El Dorado County, California, United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 22 years
Served For
United States of America
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Branch
Army
Army Serial Number
17005661
Army Branch
Medical Administrative Corps - For Officers only
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Service Number
O-435988 Army Air Force
Award
Gold Star
Branch
Army Air Forces
Unit
B-17 pilot with 349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, Eighth Air Force
Enlistment- 7 Jul 1941-Age: 22 years
Ft Meade South Dakota
Death- 25 Jun 1943-Age: 23 years
B-17 shot down
Shot down over North Sea.
Burial
BODY NOT RECOVERED. Remembered on the TABLETS OF THE MISSING: Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial at Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England AND CENOTAPH at Black Hills National Cemetery in South Dakota
Other Facts
Source Information
Source Box Number
0238
Source Film Reel Number
2.95
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Level Of Education
2 years of high school
Residence
Meade County, South Dakota
Place of Residence
Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota
Full Name
Oran E Petrich
Full Name
Oran Everett Petrich
Also Known As
Jack Petrich
