Espero Paubionsky

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA). B-17 #42-29766 'Black Heart' on June 13, 1943 suffered fighter damage killing RWG Paubionsky.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Heart
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 June 1943

Born

Pennsylvania

Buried

Plot D Row 6 Grave 59

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Corrected aircraft numbers from 42-29768 to 42-29766 using the existing information given in the different aircraft records.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Combat Sup, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p. 154, ABMC; Snetterton Falcons, pg 31 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia