Benjamin Joseph Luglio

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26693.jpeg UPL 26693 The crew of the B-24D, 41-23675, named, Celhalopdos. Lt. Walter D. Smith is second from left side kneeling. Pilot Charles T. Moore is standing 2nd from Right. Celhalopdos, was initially in the 8th Air Force, the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 330th Bomb Squadron, in Britain, and was temporarily detached (TDY) to the 9th Air Force in North Africa. MIA. 15 Feb 43. MACR 16372

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Object Number - UPL 26693 - The crew of the B-24D, 41-23675, named, Celhalopdos. Lt. Walter D. Smith is second from left side kneeling. Pilot Charles T. Moore is standing 2nd...

Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) 15 February 1943 when temporarily assigned to 9th AF. Flew out of Gambia, Libya to target Naples in B-24 41-23675 Celhalopdos. Went down over Naples, Italy.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

People

Charles T Moore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18051856 / O-435976
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-23675

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Celhalopdos
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Media, PA 23 December 1918 Son of Joseph Luglio.

Enlisted

Wilmington, DE 27 December 1941 Wilmington, Delaware

Other

Killed in Action

Naples, Italy 15 February 1943 Flew out of Gambia, Libya to target Naples in B-24 41-23675 Celhalopdos. Went down over Naples, Italy. Killed in Action (KIA)

Buried

North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Tablets of the Missing North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia

Based

15 February 1943 Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF.

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ABMC, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, p.76 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Benjamin Joseph Luglio: Gallery (2 items)

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