Woodrow Liebe
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator/Gunner | 340th Bomb Group
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Joseph Warren Boston
Military
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1LT Joseph Warren Boston, Jr. Pilot 340th BG - 487th BS - 12th AF KIA 13 February 1945
Service
People
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Paul Rupert
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Tail Gunner | 340th Bomb Group
Units served with
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340th Bomb Group
Group
Activated on 20 August 1942. The 340th Bombardment Group trained with B-25's for duty overseas. They arrived in the Mediterranean theater in March 1943. Assigned first to the Ninth Air Force and later (in August 1943) to the Twelfth. Served in combat... -
487th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Associated Place
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Pompeii Airfield
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Palestine, Texas | 1915 |
| Lived in | Sugarland, Texas | 1 April 1935 |
| Lived in | Kelly Army Airfield, Texas | April 1940 |
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in USAAF |
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| Shot Down/Severely Injured | near Campoleone, Italy | 9 February 1944 |
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https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-039... |
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| Died | Verona, Italy | 13 February 1944 |
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Died in Vecchio Hospital after being severely injured and burned after his a/c was shot down several days earler |
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| Buried | Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial | 1945 |
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Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 05 December 2021 23:17:36 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=114609 |
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