Cruz E Nogales
Military
Adding Army Photograph of my father.
Object Number - UPL 56289 - Cruz E Nogales - Army Airforce Base, McCook NE. March 1944
Assigned to 863BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. Spent 3 weeks in Army Hospital after being seriously injured on Ludwigshafen mission on 13-Sep-44.
Awards: DFC, BS, AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807770
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38442077
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
High Rolls, New Mexico | 3 May 1920 | Son of Damacio Garcia and Inez R. Magdalino [Escoto] Cruz. |
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Died |
Miami, FL | 5 April 2004 | |
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Based |
Debach | Assigned to 863BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Draft registration |
San Diego, CA | Employed Consolidated Aircraft Corporation. |
Revisions
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Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php
