Philip G De Falco

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50558

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Miss America
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 January 1945

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorTRigglesJr
Changes
Sources

MACR 11988, book "Highest Mountain" written by fellow crew member Willard Crum, personal accounts and notes of my father, Thomas Riggles, who was also a crew member and co-pilot of B-24J (SN: 42-50558) in which Ssgt DeFalco was shot down.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 11988 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database