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6 August 1944
media-23395.jpeg UPL 23395 2nd Lt. Louis Sobolof Navigator on "Red Hot Mama" B-17 43-37821 Ditched in the North Sea ,
Captured and sent to Stalag deep into Germany.
He survived and lived in NYC Changed his name to Sobol .Married Ruth Kraus and started what became the biggest Caviar import business in the U.S. called Caviarteria on Madison Ave. Manhattan, NYC. He passed away on February 20th 1992
He had two sons Bruce and Eric. who passed away tragically in the early 20O0's.
He is survived by Ruth and his beautiful Granddaughter Lucy Sobol the daughter of Bruce and Lydia Sobol,

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Object Number - UPL 23395 - 2nd Lt. Louis Sobolof Navigator on "Red Hot Mama" B-17 43-37821 Ditched in the North Sea , Captured and sent to Stalag deep into Germany. He...

Mission Details

Description: UNKNOWN NUMBER OF LEAFLETS DROPPED

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

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Sources

Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.

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