Edward F Kaspshak

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-18403.jpeg UPL 18403 Crew #535
Edward F. Kaspshak Crew
466th BG - 785th BS

Standing Left to Right: Edward F. Kaspshak (P), Peter P. Igoe (N), Thomas Baker (B), James J. Ruzicka (CP)

Kneeling Left to Right: Russell Jackson (R/O), Robert D. Fox (LWG), Louis J. McCarville (FE), Peter Guiegello (TG), Lawrence M. Brunstrom (BTG), Gene Carroll (RWG)

This crew was shot down on their 14th combat mission, 18 July 1944. Kaspshak, Ruzicka, Igoe and McCarville were all KIA.

Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom

Object Number - UPL 18403 - Crew #535 Edward F. Kaspshak Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: Edward F. Kaspshak (P), Peter P. Igoe (N), Thomas Baker (B),...

Hit by flak and crashed into Baltic in B-24 'Spare Parts' #41-29350, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Peter P Igoe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-712143
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Louis J McCarville

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 3680501
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

James Joseph Ruzicka

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-705810
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Born

Brooklyn, NY, USA

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Mont Saint-Michel, France 18 July 1944 Was killed when he ditched his a/c just off the beach at Mont Saint-Michel. May have been injured/knocked unconscious and unable to free himself from the sinking aircraft.
Brooklyn, NY, USA 161 Newton Street

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

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466th BG Roll Of Honor

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466th BG Historian

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8163 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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