Louis Szabo

Military

Assigned to 409BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. 26-Feb-43 B-24 41-23734 'Night Raider' crashed landed on return to Britain with 3 crew members wounded in action. Szabo was wounded with a quote 'There's more metal in me than in a B 24. The landing was at RAF Ludham, Norfolk. All crew members were returned to action and plane was salvageable.

 

Awards: AM (3OLC), PH, EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Night Raider

41-23734

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Night Raider
  • Unit: 409th Bomb Squadron 93rd Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Duquesne, Pennsylvania 14 September 1914 BornDuquesne, Pennsylvania

Enlisted

New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 5 February 1942 EnlistedNew Cumberland, Pennsylvania

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https://www.fold3.com/image/541028585

https://www.fold3.com/record/86839787/louis-szabo-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143864528?objectPage=814

 

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 pp. 81-2 and 104. Ted's Traveling Circus picture p. 78-82 includes pictures and in hospital p.80