Joseph L Souza

Military

Assigned to 344BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid in B-24 42-40208 'Sad Sack' with William Banks crew. ETD



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-40208

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Sad Sack
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA 23 April 1943 San Francisco, California

Born

Alameda County, CA

Died

Buried

Irvington Memorial Cemetery, Fremont, Alameda County, CA Irvington Memorial Cemetery Fremont, Alameda County, California

Other

Based

Benghazi, Libya Assigned to 344BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF.

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/90784017-joseph-l-souza
https://www.fold3.com/record/706617886-souza-joseph-l
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52789566/joseph-l-souza