Louis Bernadino Briglia
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 64937
UPL 64937
2nd Lt Louis P. Briglia
Louis Bernadino Briglia
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Killed in Action (KIA). Injured by flak in A/C B-17 41-24549 'Stupen-Taket' 11-Sep-42, and died of wounds on 9-Nov-42 at 20:40 hours, the first man to lose his life in combat with the 91st.
Awards: DFC, PH.
Awarded DFC posthumously
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-436089
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stupen Takit
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Francisco, California | 21 June 1918 | BornSan Francisco, California |
Enlisted |
San Francisco, California | 7 November 1941 | EnlistedSan Francisco, California |
Died Killed in action |
11 September 1942 | Died from his wounds on 9 Nov.1942 at 2040 hours, the first man to lose his life in combat with the 91st. | |
Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, California | 1 January 1948 | Re-InterredGolden Gate National CemeterySan Bruno, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / History of the 91st BG which shows him as a Lieutenant Bombardier, Combat Chronology Supplement p. 204 which shows him as a Sergeant pilot, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p, 494