Victor Edmundo Castillo Sr
Military
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UPL 6448
Allan Strom Crew
Crew #411
Standing L to R: unidentified, George C. Hildebrant (CP), Robert D. Matheson (N), Richard C. Monroe (B), Allan Strom (P)
Kneeling L to R: unidentified, Victor E. Castillo (R/O), Roy M. Crow (FE), unidentified, unidentified
Crew Roster:
Allan Strom - Pilot
George C. Hildenbrant - Co Pilot
Robert Matheson - Navigator
Richard Monroe - Bombardier
Eugene S. Bell - Gunner
Richard Nichter - Radio Operator
Victor Castillo - Radio Operator (replacement)
Roy M. Crow - Engineer
Roy B. Kelly - Gunner
Gerald E. Lewis - Gunner
Robert Walwer - Gunner
This crew was shot down on their 3rd mission, 8 April 1944. Richard Monroe was Killed in Action. The rest of the crew were made POW. Nichter and Lewis were not aboard when the crew went down.
Crew #411
Standing L to R: unidentified, George C. Hildebrant (CP), Robert D. Matheson (N), Richard C. Monroe (B), Allan Strom (P)
Kneeling L to R: unidentified, Victor E. Castillo (R/O), Roy M. Crow (FE), unidentified, unidentified
Crew Roster:
Allan Strom - Pilot
George C. Hildenbrant - Co Pilot
Robert Matheson - Navigator
Richard Monroe - Bombardier
Eugene S. Bell - Gunner
Richard Nichter - Radio Operator
Victor Castillo - Radio Operator (replacement)
Roy M. Crow - Engineer
Roy B. Kelly - Gunner
Gerald E. Lewis - Gunner
Robert Walwer - Gunner
This crew was shot down on their 3rd mission, 8 April 1944. Richard Monroe was Killed in Action. The rest of the crew were made POW. Nichter and Lewis were not aboard when the crew went down.
466th BG Historian
Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4129422 'Rebel Yell. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O 751206
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Rebel Yell
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
97139 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico | 24 October 1920 | |
Enlisted |
New Orleans, LA, USA | 13 November 1942 | |
Died |
Jefferson Parish, LA, USA | 14 January 2007 | |
Buried |
Metairie, LA, USA | 17 January 2007 | Garden Of Memories Metairie Jefferson Parish Louisiana, USA Plot: Section M |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Braunau am Inn, Austria | Stalag Luft 17b | |
New Orleans, LA, USA | Arrived in New Orleans from Mexico with the intent to improve his English and learn about radios. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3841 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database