Hector D Petri

Military

Completed 23 missions on B-24 Bangin' Lulu

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-51091

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bangin' Lulu
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Boston, Massachusetts 3 July 1922

Died

1 October 2011

Buried

Newton Cemetery

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/">www.446bg.com/>; electronic database submission; obituary