Alfonso J Colaiacovo
Military
Standing: Alfonso Colaiacovo – G, James Gallagher – E, Lewis Stevens – G/2E, James Marshall – RO, Jesse Beard – G, Bobby Giles – G
Seated: John Balyeat – CP, Eddie Jacques – B, Jim Isaacks – N, Merlin Tebbs – P
Photo: Tim Falls. https://458bg.com/combat-crews/tebbs/
Object Number - UPL 64620 - Tebbs Crew, 752nd Bomb Squad, 458th Bomb Group. Standing: Alfonso Colaiacovo – G, James Gallagher – E, Lewis Stevens – G/2E, James Marshall...
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down near Westerburg on 9/11/44 in B-24 "ETO Playground", serial number 42-50314.
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-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Camden, NJ, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Westerburg, Germany | 11 September 1944 | |
| Fort Worth, TX, USA |
Revisions
Edited events as per the information sent to me by Kristin Tomasetti, the serviceman's great niece.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8928 / MACR 8928 & Page 274 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
