Angelo A Ovial

Military

Prisoner of War. Crashed at Redefin on 14 Jan 1945 in B-17G 43-37933 'Yankee Maid'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 Bomber Airplane painted with the name Yankee Maid and a pin-up girl wearing stars and stripes

43-37933

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Maid
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 14 January 1945

Born

California, Pennsylvania, USA

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster

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Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the date for the POW event & the "Summary biography" to match the date in MACR 11732 at Fold3.com.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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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 11732 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database