Collection	Winnebago County Historical Commission
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print of William "Sam" Flessert.
Year Range from	1940
Event	World War II
Year range to	1942
Medium	Photographic Paper
Notes	Bust view of William "Sam" Flessert. He is wearing a civilian suit and tie. William "Sam" Flessert was born in Oshkosh, WI on October 3, 1916. The family then moved to Mooseheart, IL. He came back to Oshkosh, WI in the late 1930s and lived with the Ben Ehricke family. He attended North Central College in Naperville, IL and enlisted in the Army Air Force during World War II. He was trained as a bombadier and served in the Pacific Theater as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was killed in action in 1943.
Object ID	P2005.20.71
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	Flessert, William A. "Sam"
Print size	5" x 7"
Subjects	Portrait photographs Male World War II Casualties United States Army Air Force Bombers Pacific Theater of Operations
Title	William "Sam" Flessert

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