Guy L Difalco
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Object Number - UPL 24119 - Corporal Guy L Difalco.
Guy L Difalco served as a flight engineer with the 437th Troop Carrier Group.
On 17 September 1944, Difalco was flying in C-47 42-100801 as it towed a glider during Operation Market Garden en route to Eindhoven. Near Bladel, Holland the number 2 engine was hit by flak. The glider was released and the C-47 crashed out of control killing all four of its crew members.
Difalco is buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Nicknames: Picadilly Filly
- Unit: 437th Troop Carrier Group 83rd Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, Anniston, AL 36201, USA | 16 April 1943 | |
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Died |
17 September 1943 | ||
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Born |
Alabama, USA | ||
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Buried |
Plot A Row 14 Grave 19 |
Revisions
MACR 9903 through Fold3.com
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
ABMC record: https://www.abmc.gov/node/531430#.V_TUoE1TGM8
