Bruce G Caturani

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed SW of Gotha on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #41-29130. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, repatriated 9 Jun 45



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-29130

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York City, New York 14 June 1916

Died

6 August 1994

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2556 / MACR 2556, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database