Joseph F Moloney
Military ROLL OF HONOURPlane shot up badly , ditched in Switzerland but demolished in Lake Constance. on 8 June 1943. Moloney was hit between the shoulder blades with a 20mm shell and killed before plane ditched. His body was found when the plane was raised they found his body. He was the first American airman to die on Swiss soil.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Raunchy
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
8 June 1943 | ||
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Born |
Boston, Massachusetts, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 September 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 689 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database