Username
Ed Pachota
First name
Ed
Surname
Pachota
Bio
Author of the book MISSION 24, a biography of 1/Lt Ralph E Maier. I'm his son-in-law. He was the first pilot of the B-24's PISTOL PACKIN' BOMMA and PISTOL PACKIN' BOMMA II, which were in the 446th Bomb Group, 707th Bomb Squadron. His first mission was on June 6th. He was shot down on August 24, 1944, and became a POW until March 31, 1945.