Louis Borella

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Munich on 7/31/44 in B-17 'Lovely Lady' #42-102535



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102535

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lovely lady
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dormont, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

POW

Germany 31 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7751 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database