Louis Peter Rosati
MilitaryLouis Rosati was Ball Turret gunner on B-24 #42-7484, shot down over Belgium on return from the Frankfurt mission on 29 January 1944. After landing in parachute near Waterloo, Belgium, he was helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Comete evasion network. Hidden for several weeks in various homes in Belgium, he spent the last months in Brussels until the city was liberated by British troops. Louis was flown back to England on 9 September 1944. Evaded (EVD). Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1888.
For much more details about his evasion, see his page at http://www.evasioncomete.be/frosatilp.html
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20939620 at enlistment, then O-744050
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34445240
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18086645 at enlistment, then O-678355
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39004811 at enlistment, then O-683192
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11088221
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Flight Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sally Ann
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hibbing, St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | 6 December 1919 | |
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Other Bailed out |
29 January 1944 | of B-24 #7484 over Belgium | |
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Other Landed in parachute |
Waterloo, Belgium | 29 January 1944 | about 5km from Waterloo, Belgium |
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Other Evaded capture |
Belgium | 29 January 1944 - 7 September 1944 | helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Comete evasion network |
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Died |
Minneapolis, Minnesota | 7 October 1949 | after having been wounded in a hunting accident |
| Hibbing, Minnesota | |||
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Buried |
Louis Rosati rests at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Hibbing, Minnesota |
Revisions
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
MACR 2548
WWII Draft Card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1888
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
Research for his page at www.evasioncomete.org
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2548, 8th AF Losses