Emile George Piazza
Military
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UPL 16714
TSGT Emile G. Piazza
Flight Engineer
Crew #725 - John Suchiu Crew
Flight Engineer
Crew #725 - John Suchiu Crew
466th BG Historian
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Date: 15 August 1944
Places
- 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
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.
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
ContributorAAM
Changes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8428