Alex Antanovich
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 30 May 1944 in B-24 #4128840. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: L.O.N.I. League of Nations, Incorporated
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cokeburg, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 | Per fellow crew member Flight Engineer, SS Salvatore S Elmo, Alex died in another downed aircraft, as he was unable to fly with his regular crew on B-24D L.O.N.I. due to a severe sinus condition. Do not believe Alex died on the date shown, as this was the date that LONI flew without him and was shot down. Alex flew with another craft and did perish to the grief of his regular crew mates who all returned after their ordeals surviving as POW's or with the Underground Resistance who did recover one of their crew. |
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ContributorDavidElmo
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Fellow crew member Flight Engineer, Staff Sargent, Salvatore S Elmo provided this information to me several times. David Elmo, 2nd son.
ContributorLucyd
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Combined two entries into a single entry. Record includes information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5238
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ContributorAAM
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MACR 5238 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database