Julio G Vega

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-40679.jpeg UPL 40679 Sgt. Julio G Vega, Tailgunner on B17G 42-107199 " POWERFUL KATRINKA" crashed in sea near Channel Isles on June 11th 1944

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Object Number - UPL 40679 - Sgt. Julio G Vega, Tailgunner on B17G 42-107199 " POWERFUL KATRINKA" crashed in sea near Channel Isles on June 11th 1944

Shot down 11 June 1944 in B-17 #42107199. Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107199

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Powerful Katrinka
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 June 1944

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 11 June 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5629 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Julio G Vega: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 40679 - Sgt. Julio G Vega, Tailgunner on B17G 42-107199 "...

Object number: UPL 40680 - Sgt. Julio G Vega, Air Medal and Purple Heart