Philip J Marizzaldi

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and crashed in the Channel on mission to V-sites near Calais, FR on 21 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37818 'Pub Pete', Killed in Action (KIA).



Earlier on 18 October 1943 on a recalled mission, the engine of B-17 #42-3526 caught on fire forcing the crew to bail out over south coast of England. Pilot Sabel was one of 4 crewmen who was hospitalized. All crew returned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37818) nicknamed "Pub Pete" of the 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390 BG.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pub Pete aka Dinah Mite
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Died

21 January 1944

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Killed in Action (KIA)

21 January 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2270 / MACR 2270, 8th AF Losses, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 345. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database