Joseph Paul BOVA
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Source : Sarah Jane Gabig | ||||||||
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-703846 | |||||||
AGE | 24 yo | |||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1920 | |||||||
STATE | NEW YORK | |||||||
FAMILY | Single | |||||||
RANK | 2nd Lieutenant | |||||||
FONCTION | Navigator | |||||||
JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories | |||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT |
16 July 1942 Fort Jay Governors Island NEW YORK | |||||||
SQUADRON | 850th Bomb Squadron | |||||||
GROUP | 801st Bomb Group | |||||||
ARMY | 8th Air Force | |||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 19 june 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | ||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Le Pressoir - Ferrières-en-Gâtinais | |||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type H-25-DT - s/n 42-51124
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CEMETERY |
COMMUNAL CEMETERY Ferrières-en-Gâtinais | |||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Villeneuve Sur Auvers N°3594 | ||||||||
BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | ||||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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STORY | ||||||||
He was originally assigned to the 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron | ||||||||
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 |
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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 |
INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net |
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PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |