BOVA Joseph P - 850 BS 801 BG

 

Joseph Paul BOVA

 

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Source : Sarah Jane Gabig

ARMY SERIAL NUMBERO-703846
AGE24 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1920
STATENEW YORK
FAMILYSingle
RANK2nd Lieutenant
FONCTIONNavigator
JOB before ENLISTEMENTSemiskilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessoriesNY
DATE of ENLISTEMENT

16 July 1942 Fort Jay

Governors Island NEW YORK

SQUADRON850th Bomb Squadron
GROUP801st Bomb Group
ARMY8th Air Force
DATE OF DEATH19 june 1944

bova joseph p tombe

Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHLe Pressoir - Ferrières-en-Gâtinais
DATA PLAN

B-24 Liberator - type H-25-DT - s/n 42-51124

B24 93BG
Macr: 5911
Mission: The scrub Dropping ammunition Collumeaux
Take-Off: 23h06 18 june from Harrington (UK)
Crash at 00:30

CEMETERY

COMMUNAL CEMETERY Ferrières-en-Gâtinais

History of Cemeteries Temporary Americans

CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Villeneuve Sur Auvers N°3594

villeneuve sur auvers

BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James

Map Brittany American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
B1313
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

 

Purple Heart

victory medal

 
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 STORY
He was originally assigned to the 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron

bova joseph p

 Crew of B-24 Liberator - type H-25-DT - s/n 42-51124

Source : patootie

B-24 Liberator - type H-25-DT - s/n 42-51124
1st Lieutenant John Robert Mc NIEL Pilot Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James
2nd Lieutenant Glen Oris THOMPSON Co-Pilot Dead
2nd Lieutenant Joseph Paul BOVA Navigator Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James
2nd Lieutenant Robert Francis SIEBERT Bomber Dead - Jeannette Mem Cim USA
T/Sergeant Jerome Joseph HUMMEL Radio Dead - Cim Am Epinal
S/Sergeant Fred Hazen LOWERY Mecanic/Gunner Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James
S/Sergeant Fred MONICO Gunner Dead - Cim Long Island
S/Sergeant Henry Herbert RICARD Disp Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James
b24  42 51124 equipage

INFORMATION SOURCESFrancecrashes39-45.net
PICTURE SOURCEFrédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERFrédéric & Renaud
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