Barto J Montalbano
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: James Hunter, Raymond Toll, Harry Parker, John Granat, Anthony Caputo.
Front L-R: Cecil Hudson, Barto Montalbano, Will Palmer, George Walberg, James Evers.
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 57583 - Jim Hunter crew. Rear L-R: James Hunter, Raymond Toll, Harry Parker, John Granat, Anthony Caputo. Front L-R: Cecil Hudson, Barto Montalbano,...
Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Tilburg in B-24 44-40210 during a supply drop in Operation Market Garden. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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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: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20706934 / O-799024
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ill Be Seeing You
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Udenhout / Biezenmortel
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 12 January 1910 | |
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Died |
Tilburg, Netherlands | 18 September 1944 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Metfield | 18 September 1944 | Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY | Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10211 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
