Benjamin Gioacchino

Military

Fell out of formation in a spin after bombing the target at Gotha, GR and crashed near Aechsen, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24D #42-40807 'The Oklahoman'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

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Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2940, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces