Joseph LaCascia
Military
Roman V. Maziarz and crew had been flying B-17G 42-37939 "Sugar Blues" (coded OR-S) on the 22 February 1944 mission to Bunde. Savaged by enemy fighters, Maziarz managed to nurse the ship far enough to make a successful (the co-pilot was slightly injured) ditching in friendly waters. A crewman holds the only remnant of their ship, an A-2 jacket decorated with the nose art. The rest of the crew wears (dry) RAF uniforms.
L-R: Mortimer Pudnos, Joseph LaCascia , Walter Meader, Joseph Depoti, Unkn, Urban Jacoboski , Robert Heller, Arthur D Clay, Anthony Barbotti, Bill Love, Roman Maziarz .
Object Number - UPL 51118 - B-17 'Sugar Blues' (42-37939 OR) 323rd BS, 91st BG Roman V. Maziarz and crew had been flying B-17G 42-37939 "Sugar Blues" (coded OR-S) on the 22...
Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Ditched in the North Sea on return from a mission to Oschersleben on 22-Feb-44 in B-17 42-37939 'Sugar Blues'. All crewmembers rescued by ASR. RTD.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33082582 / O-802597
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sugar Blues
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kings County, NY | 20 November 1921 | Son of M LaCascia. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jay, Governors Island, NY | 24 July 1942 | Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York |
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Died |
Deerfield Beach, FL | 14 February 2018 | |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
