Joseph L Cumbia
MilitaryJoined squad 28 February 1944. Engine problems inbound to the target of Friedrichshafen on 18 Mar 1944, B-24J #42-100112 'Paper Doll' with two engines out crashed near Dietschwill, Switzerland after the crew baled out. Interned.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brodnax, Virginia, USA | ||
Other Interned (INT) |
Austria | 18 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3408 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd, MACR 3408, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces