John Palumbo
MilitaryAssigned to 700BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down over Munich on 11-Jul-44 in B-24 42-7571 'Lillian Ann II' and landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680430
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lillian Ann II
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Rochester, NY | 10 May 1923 | Son of Angelo and Louise [Paris] Palumbo. |
Enlisted |
Rochester, NY | 9 December 1942 | Rochester, New York |
Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 11 July 1944 | Shot down over Munich on 11-Jul-44 in B-24 42-7571 'Lillian Ann II' and landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT). |
Other Discharged USAAF |
2 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
5 July 1989 | ||
Buried/ Commemorated |
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Rochester, Monroe County, NY | 8 July 1989 | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Rochester, Monroe County, New York |
Based |
Tibenham | 11 July 1944 | Assigned to 700BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Birsic MACR 6943 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia