Ernest Germano
MilitaryErnest Germano was in the 381st Bomb Group/533rd Bomb Squadron. On the 10 September 1944 mission, he was Pilot of B-24 44-6095 and parachuted from the stricken Liberator. Captured after landing, he became a Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35226078
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19100799 at enlistment, then O-768911
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19033259 at enlistment, then O-707498
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
30 July 1918 | Galeton, Pennsylvania | |
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Enlisted |
27 July 1942 | San Francisco, California | |
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Other captured |
10 September 1944 | in the Neibsheim / Karlsruhe area, Germany, after the crash of B-24 44-6095 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
10 September 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control on 13 June 1946 (sic)". | |
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Died |
25 December 2002 | ||
| Berkeley, Alameda County, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8906 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database