Robert Louis Pioli
Military
Object Number - UPL 71542 - 2nd Lt Robert L Pioli
Assigned to 96BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF.
Missing in Action Gyor, Hungary in B-17 42-32058; flak and fighters, shot down over Hungary, and he became a Prisoner of War. (POW)
Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
20 May 1922 | BornRochester, New York | |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
13 April 1944 - 29 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft III and later Stalag VIIa | |
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Died |
21 February 2019 | DiedMarietta, Ohio |
