Born 3 January 1918 at Goodnight, Oklahoma

Class of 1936 Stillwater High School, Oklahoma

Class of 1940 Oklahoma A&M College at Stillwater, Oklahoma. Enlisted (18004555) as an Aviation Cadet in the Army Air Corps on 1 January 1941 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Primary at the Spartan civilian contract flying school near Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Pilot Class 41-F Basic flight training at Randolph Field, Texas.

Graduated from Advanced Flight School at Kelly Field, received his silver wings and was commissioned (O427484) a 2nd Lieutenant in the USAAF.

Underwent B-29 aircraft transition and combat crew training at Smoky Hill Army Air Field near Salina, Kansas. Deployed to the Central Pacific Theatre of Operations and was assigned to 20th Air Force, XXI Bomber Command, 73rd Bomb Wing, 499th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy), 877th Bomb Squadron stationed at Isely Field on Saipan in the Mariana Islands.

On 9 January 1945, he flew as the Airplane Command Pilot aboard a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, nicknamed "Satan's Sister" (Serial #42-24665) Tail Code V-Square-4.

It was one of 72 aircraft launched in a multi-group formation to bombard the Musashino Aircraft Works and Nakajima Aircraft Engine Factory near Tokyo, Japan. Encountered extremely bad weather en route to the target and the formation was broken up by high winds.

While over the target area, his aircraft was hit by flak from anti-aircraft artillery and was forced to ditch in the ocean approximately 640 kilometers south of Tokyo. Last radio contact was at a geographic location of 30 degrees North and 141 degrees East.

No survivors were ever found, and he was declared killed in action one year later.

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NAME: Victor Emerson Fiala

GENDER: Male

RACE: White

AGE: 22

RELATIONSHIP TO DRAFTEE: Self

BIRTH DATE: 3 Jan 1918

BIRTH PLACE: Goodnight, Oklahoma, USA

RESIDENCE PLACE: Goodnight, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA

REGISTRATION DATE: 16 Oct 1940

REGISTRATION PLACE: Goodnight, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA

EMPLOYER: None

WEIGHT: 164

COMPLEXION: Ruddy

EYE COLOR: Hazel

HAIR COLOR: Brown

HEIGHT: 6 11

NEXT OF KIN: Mary (Kubik) Fiala (mother)

Victor E Fiala