Joseph Thomas Bitzko
Military
Object Number - UPL 47705 - A-26C-20-DT #43-22547 Code: #52 47th BG - 86th BS - 12th AF Grosetto, Italy Entering cockpit: Lt. Colonel Marion Akers Entering nose: 1LT...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron
Places
![Ground personnel of the 51st Fighter Group, 10th Air Force work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-29264). Handwritten caption on reverse: '51 FG, 316 FS, [illegible].'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457064.jpg.webp?itok=K4c3SuWM)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grosetto Main
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bastia – Poretta Airport
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Franklin, PA | 22 September 1921 | |
| Conemaugh, PA | 10 February 1942 | 233 Main Street Worked for Bethlehem Steel | |
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Died |
Centerville, PA | 24 July 2012 | |
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Buried |
7 November 2012 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia, USA Section: 59 Grave: 3880 | |
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Other 47th BG Overseas Tour |
Grosetto Airfield, Italy | Reported at Ombrone, Italy |
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