Julius W Aibavich

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-37939.jpeg UPL 37939 Sgt. Julius Aibavich served as a Tail Gunner (B-17) in the 728th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Group (Heavy)and was KIA when the plane was attacked by numerous fighters and one crashed in theirs so the plane broke in two and crashed

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Object Number - UPL 37939 - Sgt. Julius Aibavich served as a Tail Gunner (B-17) in the 728th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Group (Heavy)and was KIA when the plane was attacked...

Shot down 7 April 1945 in A/C #43-38868, Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 April 1945

Born

Connecticut

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 7 April 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

ABMC, MACR 13888 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13888 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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