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Louis A Dezarlo

Military

Shot down on 6/18/44 landed in Sweden in B-24 #44-40159 'Battling Boops', Interned (INT).

Service

Units served with

  • 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy)

    492nd Bomb Group (Heavy)

    Group
    The 492nd Bomb Group were assigned to the 8th Air Force in April 1944. They flew 60 missions over occupied Europe from 11 May 1944 until 7 August 1944. ...

  • 858th Bomb Squadron

    858th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Aircraft

Events

Event Location Date
Born Savannah, Georgia, USA
Interned (INT) Sweden 18 June 1944
Nationality
American
Nickname
Not yet known
Service numbers
Not yet known
Highest rank
Staff Sergeant
Role/job
Tail Gunner
Awards
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
16 April 2020 03:22:06 jmoore43 Changes to biography and events
Sources

Changed the label of the "Prisoner of War (POW)" event to "Interned (INT)".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:19:07 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6767 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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