Mathew J Foley

Military

September 1943 - April 1944 25 missions, plus one on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Crashed at Shipdham on the return from and operational mission to Brandenburg, GR on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J 42-99980 'E Z Duzit'. RTD.



DFC/ Air Medal w/ 3 OLC

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Sam Salvatore Saporito

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18041887
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-99980

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Banshee IV / E. Z. Duzit
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York City, New York 7 November 1920

Died

14 January 2013

Buried

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Washington Post obit