Italo Stella

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Forced to make a belly-landing near Giessen, GR on a mission to Schwienfurt, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-38060. Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

24 February 1944

Born

California

Buried

Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2917 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 2917, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia