Alphonse F Bocchino

Military

Shot down 25 April 1944 in B-24 #42-64496 'Borsuk's Bitch'. Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-64496

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Borsuk's Bitch
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Interned (INT)

25 April 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the Words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to Switzerland per info in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4304 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database