Michael Tarzia
Military
Handwritten on image: 'Back Row: Sam Bowman III (P), James Rossman (CP), Art Young (N), Charles Gordon (B). Front Row: Kenneth Dropek (Flt Engineer), Thomas Gorrey (Gunner), Bernard Greeden (Radio), Patrick Commisa (Ball Turret), Donald Ennis (Tail Gunner), Michael Tarzia (Gunner), HEAVEN CAN WAIT.'
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Object Number - UPL 5489 - A bomber crew of the 44th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-7507) nicknamed "Heaven Can Wait". Handwritten on image: 'Back...
On the return from a mission to ST Pol/Siracourt, FR on 12 Mar 1944, A/C #42-7507 'Heaven Can Wait', crashed landed at RAF Friston, Sussex and burned. RTD.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742276
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Heaven Can Wait
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Watertown, NY | 11 December 1917 | |
| Brownville, NY | 16 October 1940 | ||
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Enlisted |
Syracuse, NY | 6 October 1942 | |
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Other Returned From Overseas Tour |
New York, New York | 21 September 1944 | Returned aboard Aquitana |
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Died |
Watertown, NY | 1 November 1980 | |
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Buried |
Watertown, NY | 3 November 1980 | Glenwood Cemetery Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces