Louis J Rotella
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) crashed on 21 Jan 45 in B-17 #446582 over Mannheim, captured by 3 German soldiers and taken to a nearby school where he was searched and interrogated. Three hours after questioning, he was turned over to a mob of about 150 people.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
25 December 2013 | ||
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Born |
Petersen, New Jersey, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 21 January 1945 | |
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Buried |
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa, NJ |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11827 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database