Samuel L Luizzi

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Gotha on 11/21/44 in B-17 'Zoomeriago' #42-102600

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Zoomeriago
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brockton, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 November 1944 Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11212 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database