Nicholas D Puglia

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Merseburg in B-17 'Blue Streak' #43-37883.



Member of Paris crew

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37883

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blue Streak
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

2 November 1944

Born

New York, NY Born in New York City but Aniello Puglia (father) built a home in Northvale, NJ where the family later resided.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 2 November 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Changed the label of the Died event to "Killed in Action (KIA)". Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Annette Puglia Herskowitz - Nicholas Puglia's niece

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10168 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / WWW.486th.org roster