Joseph Nicatra
MilitaryRadio Operator, Jones Crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. On 24 July 1943, B-17 #42-3217 "Georgia Rebel" crashed in Vannacka, Sweden. Mission #11 to the chemical factories (Magnesium, Aluminum) at Heroya, Norway. MACR 132. Hit by flak, bombs dropped, #2 engine feathered and prop bent, hole in port wing near the fuel tanks with a fuel leak, #3 engine smoking and lost oil pressure. Interned. First US bomber interned in Sweden. Returned to England November 22, 1943.
Lawrence, MA
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32364219
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-666770
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-731408
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36199828
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Italy | 20 October 1906 | |
Enlisted Interned (INT) |
Richmond, VA, USA | 31 July 1942 - 24 July 1943 | |
Other Internee |
Sweden | 24 July 1943 - 22 November 1943 | |
Died |
23 March 1979 | ||
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Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 132 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 132 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database