Peter S Belitsos

Military

Co-pilot on Palmer Bruland's crew. Shot down 27 September 1944 in AC #4128922, Kassel. Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-28922

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Texas Rose
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron 703rd Bomb Squadron

Places

media-33836.pdf (2.62 MB) Document 33836 The Columbus Army Flying School, Columbus, Mississippi
Graduation announcement for Class 44-B
Tuesday, February 8th, 1944

Document provided by next-of-kin of graduate of Class 44-B

Columbus Army Flying School

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Kaye Field

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pasadena, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 September 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124, MACR 9386 & SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, D790.A2S45, 1998, page 204 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9386 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database