Peter Muir Delo
Military
Object Number - UPL 51187 - 2nd Lt Peter M Delo, 323BS, 91BG
Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Ditched in the North Sea on return from a mission to Oschersleben on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17 42-37939 'Sugar Blues'. All crewmembers rescued by ASR. RTD.
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33082582 / O-802597
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sugar Blues
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Montreal, Canada | 24 February 1924 | Son of Alfred A and Alison M Delo. |
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Enlisted |
30 July 1942 | ||
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Died |
Kill Devil Hills, NC | 6 October 1999 | |
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Buried |
Naples Memorial Gardens Cemetery North Naples, Collier County, FL | 9 October 1999 | Naples Memorial Gardens Cemetery North Naples, Collier County, Florida |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
