Neil J Damato

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-38905.jpeg UPL 38905 Neil Damato

American Battle Monument Commission abmc.gov

Object Number - UPL 38905 - Neil Damato

Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30166 'You Cawn't Miss It', Killed in Action (KIA).



Registered at The American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, Wall of the Missing.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30166

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: You Cawnt Miss It
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 November 1943

Born

Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Haamstede Netherlands 500 meters offshore from Schouwen Island 5 November 1943

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1043 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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