Gustavo Kotta

Military

Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-24 42-7581. Evaded.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7581

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

San Francisco, California 22 September 1916

Died

7 March 2002 Millbrae, California

Enlisted

"Entered service from California"

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https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=5&cat=all&tf…

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OBITUARY
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/KOTTA-Gustavo-2866934.php

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AAF Record Transcription Project

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1680; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 39