Louis F Matichka

Military

Reported to the ETO on 05 Apr 1944. Completed approx. 10 missions.

Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #4238008. Ditched in Baltic. Interned.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Places

Vållö

  • Site type: Aircraft crash site
  • Known as: East of Vållö, Baltic Sea

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4669, First Over Germany pg. 244, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…