Emile George Piazza

Military
media-16714.jpeg UPL 16714 TSGT Emile G. Piazza
Flight Engineer
Crew #725 - John Suchiu Crew

466th BG Historian
teunispats.nl

Object Number - UPL 16714 - TSGT Emile G. Piazza Flight Engineer Crew #725 - John Suchiu Crew

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Mijenaleck on 8/15/44 in B-24 'Lady Lightning' #42-52597

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-425057
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lady Lightning
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bay St Louis, Mississippi 18 November 1922

Enlisted

Montgomery, AL, USA 9 April 1941

Other

Shot Down

8351 Wapserveen, Netherlands 15 August 1944

Died

Slidell, LA, USA 6 January 1994 Served in Army Air Corps in WWII as the top turret gunner in the B-24, "Lady Lightning". He was taken prisoner when his plane crashed in the Netherlands. Was liberated at the end of the war. Awarded the Bronze Star with and oak leaf cluster and the Purple Heart. Served as Hancock Co. coroner for 16 years. Member of V.F.W., American Legion & D.A.V.. Member of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church. Was survived by three brothers, Clifton, Bernard & Albert Piazza of Bay St. Louis and a sister Mrs. Thelma Niolet of Franklin, N.C.

Buried

Bay Saint Louis, MS, USA 9 January 1994 Saint Marys Cemetery Bay Saint Louis Hancock County Mississippi, USA Plot: S13-22 GPS (lat/lon): 30.31032, -89.33646
Bay Saint Louis, MS, USA 506 Dunbar Avenue

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland Stalag Luft IV

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Corrected a typo in the POW event.

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ContributorLucy May
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Combined two entries into a single entry. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
MACR 8428 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian
teunispats.nl
findagrave.com

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8428

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