Enrico J Spatarella
Military ROLL OF HONOURMissing in Action (MIA), presumed Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G A/C #43-38115, 'Reluctant Lassie,' was hit by a bomb or bombs, dropped from an A/C flying in the higher element, lead group, at bombs away and exploded. 8 of crew were Killed in Action (KIA), 1 Prisoner of War (POW). Target was Bielefeld, Germany. Crashed at 1415 hrs, near Wellenkotten. Debris hit A/C #43-38480, bringing it down with 7 Killed in Action (KIA) and 2 Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Reluctant Lassie
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
30 September 1944 | ||
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, (Wall of the Missing) | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 30 September 1944 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998 MACR 9429,
href="http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php">http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php>; Losses of 8th AF, vol.4 / MACR 9429 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database