Joseph V Cattano

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 18796 - This crew of the 392 Bomber Group, 578th Squadron based in Wendling, England had only a few missions when they ditched their aircraft in the North...

Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 42-7486 'The Shark. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A shark mouth B-24 Liberator (GC-V_) of the 578th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '392BG - Paul Burtner - V_ - 578BS.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Shark
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bellmore, New York, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Sweden 18 November 1943

Revisions

Date9 Nov 2016 11:27:55
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- ABMC, ;
- MACR 1503;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:34
ContributorAAM
Sources

MACR 1580 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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