Louis J DeBlasio

Military

Crashed near Wesel on 24 Mar 45 in B-24 'Southern Comfort III' 42-50896, Prisoner of War.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-50896

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Southern Comfort III
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York 21 March 1921

Other

Prisoner of war

24 March 1945

Revisions

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Added a connection to A/C #42-50896 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13600 & Page 244 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998, D790.A2S45