Walter Rossi Jr
MilitaryAssigned to the66th Bomb Squadron, the 44th Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force, USAAF. Attacked the German airfields at Foggia, Italy, in, the B-24D, Lady Luck, on TDY to the 9th Air Force. POW in the B-24D, 41-23778, Lady Luck. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2141-3150
Awards: DFC - PH.
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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 66th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11062939 / O-670981
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Jenny - Lady Luck
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bronx, New York | 5 November 1918 | Son of Walter Rossi Sr. |
Died |
Ruoti, Italy | 16 August 1943 | |
Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY | 15 November 1949 | Re-Interred Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York |
Enlisted |
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Based |
16 August 1943 | Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3150