Leon Anthony Mascolo

Military

Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29153 'Greenwich'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Esley E Nelson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Raymond L Poljanec

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Ronald J Taylor

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Theodore F Zimmerman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Hartford, Connecticut, USA 17 August 1916

Enlisted

15 May 1942 Hartford, Connecticut

Other

Captured

8 April 1944 after bailing out of B 41-29153 over Germany

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

8 April 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records :" Returned to Military Control 31 May 1945."

Died

5 November 1995 Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut

Revisions

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It's Mascolo not Mascola !
MACR 3850
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3850 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database