Julius De Mayo
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) - crashed near Euskirchen in P-47 42-27322.
"On 11 October 1944 56 US FG, stationed at Boxted, Essex/England, had the mission to escort bombers during a raid on Cologne. Near Euskirchen the flight started an orbit to the right during which the aircraft of 2/Lt Julius De Mayo was lost from view No radio contact was made with him. DeMayo crashed near Osburg and was killed.
His residence had been in California, and after the war his remains were transferred to US Military Cemetery at St. Avold in Lorraine".
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
Osburg, Germany | 11 October 1944 | |
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Buried |
Revisions
Sammlung Roland Geigerr at http://www.flugzeugabstuerze-saarland.de/html/hochwald-nahe.html
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9498