Irwin Piacentini

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

After being attacked by ME109s on a mission to Achmer airfield, GR on 21 Feb 1944, B-17G #42-31572 'My Beloved Too' was forced to return and eventually crashed in a brick-yard south of Munster, GR. Killed in Action (KIA) during attack.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Two B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (LL-A, serial number 42-3073), of the 91st Bomb Group, parked at Whitechurch with an RAF Spitfire and an AT-19 Reliant. September 1943. Image via Merle Olmstead. Written on reverse: 'Sept 1943.'

42-3073

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lightning Strikes
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

42-31572

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Beloved Also, My Beloved Too
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 February 1944

Born

Mark, Illinois, USA

Buried

Illinois

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 21 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2462 / MACR 2463, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database