Paul D Pastovich
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 14209
LT Paul Pastovich
Pilot - Crew #714
466th BG - 787th BS
Pastovich and his crew were lost on the Brazil to Dakar, Senegal leg of their deployment flight to England.
Pilot - Crew #714
466th BG - 787th BS
Pastovich and his crew were lost on the Brazil to Dakar, Senegal leg of their deployment flight to England.
466th BG Archives
On 14 Feb 1944, B-24H #41-29354 was lost a sea apparently running out of fuel on the deployment of the 466th BG to the ETO. Destination was Dakar, Senegal. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 754785
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36709878
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38483133
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32864320
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Iowa | 3 September 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Des Moines, IA, USA | 15 September 1941 | Fort Des Moines |
Died |
Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Senegal | 14 February 1944 | Never made landfall on the Brazil to Dakar, Senegal leg of the Southern Route during deployment with the 466th BG to England. Probably due to fuel starvation. |
Other Memorial |
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage Tunis, Tunisia | ||
Charlton, Iowa |
Revisions
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Sources
Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia