Andrea Montello

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Blokzil, Holland on the return from a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31218 'ETO-Itis'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses ,including (serial number 42-37806) of the 390th Bomb Group fly through flak , 16 December 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'F-26957 AC - Bremen, Germany - Boeing B-17s "Flying Fortresses" flying through one of Hun's heaviest air defences. (Dec. 16, 1943) 390th Bomb Group.'

42-31218

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: ETO-itis
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cortland, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2504 / MACR 2504, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database