Paul D Pastovich

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-14209.jpeg UPL 14209 LT Paul Pastovich
Pilot - Crew #714
466th BG - 787th BS

Pastovich and his crew were lost on the Brazil to Dakar, Senegal leg of their deployment flight to England.

466th BG Archives

Object Number - UPL 14209 - LT Paul Pastovich Pilot - Crew #714 466th BG - 787th BS Pastovich and his crew were lost on the Brazil to Dakar, Senegal leg of their deployment...

On 14 Feb 1944, B-24H #41-29354 was lost a sea apparently running out of fuel on the deployment of the 466th BG to the ETO. Destination was Dakar, Senegal. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert W Baillie

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 754785
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Lynn W Bird

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36709878
  • Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

James E Blake

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Wilton B Buller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38483133
  • Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Lawrence E Cody

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32864320
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Aircraft

41-29354

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Iowa 3 September 1919

Enlisted

Des Moines, IA, USA 15 September 1941 Fort Des Moines

Died

Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Senegal 14 February 1944 Never made landfall on the Brazil to Dakar, Senegal leg of the Southern Route during deployment with the 466th BG to England. Probably due to fuel starvation.

Other

Memorial

North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage Tunis, Tunisia
Charlton, Iowa

Revisions

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https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61186/45280_1120704930_0624-00147?…

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466th BG Historian

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findagrave.com
466th BG Archives

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Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Paul D Pastovich: Gallery (3 items)

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