Peter Comac

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-5225 'Stormy Weather' or 'V-Packette'. Killed in Action (KIA).



Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stormy Weather, V-Packette
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 August 1943

Born

Frackville, Pennsylvania

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the A/C #42-5225 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Removed 2 spaces from S/N.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorEmily
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Removed NMI from middle name field

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 280, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 212, 237