Anthony Benedict Massa
Military
Object Number - UPL 56449 - 2nd Lt Anthony B Massa, 388BG.
Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. 8 x combat missions. Shot down 6-Sep-43 in B-17 42-3425 'In God We Trust'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3115
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32047124 / O-736482
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: In God We Trust
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Staten Island, NY | 3 February 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY | 4 August 1941 | Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 6 September 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
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Died |
Staten Island, NY | 11 March 1999 | |
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Based |
Knettishall | 6 September 1943 | Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3115 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
