Ezra Shapiro
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 40250 - 2nd Lt Ezra Shapiro
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in B-17 42-31475. Shot down 29-May-44, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5339.
Awards: PH.
Connections
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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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808924
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 15 October 1919 | Son of Isadore and Gertrude Shapiro. |
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Enlisted |
30 August 1943 | ||
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Died |
Schwerin, Germany | 29 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) in B-17 42-38175. Shot down 29-May-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5339 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Chelveston | 29 May 1944 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
New Montefiore Cemetery West Babylon, Suffolk County, NY | Re-Interred New Montefiore Cemetery West Babylon, Suffolk County, New York | |
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Other Flight training |
Dalhart, TX | Completed training, awarded wings Dalhart, Texas, in Aug-43. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5339 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
