Antonio L Savoca

Military

On return from mission to Ludwigshaven on 7 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-39838 crashed near Wilby, Suffolk, England. Only two engines were operating at time of crash. WIA. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-741883
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747325
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Destinys Tot : Angel Pumpkin
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Worry Wart : The Devil's Daughter
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: San Antonio Rose
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flag Ship
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, Ohio, USA 10 August 1923

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH 24 March 1942

Other

Crashed/WIA

near Wilby, Suffolk, UK 7 January 1944

Other

POW

Barth, Germany 15 March 1944 Stalag Luft I

Other

Shot Down/Captured

near Haseleunne, Germany 6 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2986 / MACR 2986, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database