Jerome Lustgarten
MilitaryObserver Beaufighter F Mk VI V8801 415th NFS, 12th AF, sent on GCI night patrol over Anzio, intercepted E/A closing to identify, hit in starboard engine, vectored to coast in order to bail over friendly forces, bailed out below 4,000 ft 11 km north of Anzio, captured, POW, 18th Feb 1944. MACR 2475.
POW held at camp Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang Prussia 54 till 29th May 45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Beaufighter
- Unit: 415th Fighter Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
8 October 1917 | 1917-10-08 | |
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Other Shot down |
Anzio RM, Italy | 18 February 1944 | GCI night patrol over Anzio, intercepted E/A closing to identify, hit in starboard engine, vectored to coast in order to bail over friendly forces, bailed out below 4,000 ft 11 km north of Anzio, captured, POW, 18th Feb 1944. MACR 2475. |
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Other Prisoner Of War POW |
Barth, Germany | 18 February 1944 - 29 May 1945 | POW held at camp Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang Prussia 54. |
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Other Assigned |
Marcianise CE, Italy | 415th NFS, 12th AF. | |
| New York, NY, USA | New York, NY, USA. |