Michael T La Medica Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 4 February 1943 in B-17F #41-24589 'Texas Bronco' while serving as Radio Operator, Killed in Action (KIA).



Aircraft was damaged by flak on a mission to bomb the port area of Emden, Germany (last resort) then attacked by German fighters. ME110s and JU88s. The pilots crash landed on the beach at Terschelling, Holland and crew destroyed the plane. 2 were killed and the other 8 became Prisoner of War (POW)s.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Texas Bronco
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Terschelling, Netherlands 4 February 1943 Killed when aircraft was shot down and crashed into the surf at Terschelling Island, Holland.

Born

Brooklyn, New York

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, 6269 NA Migraten, Netherlands Buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot L, Row 7, Grave 22

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Removed Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

 

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2015. Mde Connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data.

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Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2015. Added decorations, made connection to Place and Mission within existing website data; Corrected role to Radio Operator per 91BG/323BS Daily Report of 4-Feb-43; Added KIA and SN event per MACR 15124. Edited Biography adding crew position and target information per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.; Added NOTE of data from Paul Andrews, Project Bits N' Pieces.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15124, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 73