Joseph Thomas Bitzko

Military
media-47705.jpeg UPL 47705 A-26C-20-DT #43-22547 Code: #52
47th BG - 86th BS - 12th AF
Grosetto, Italy
Entering cockpit: Lt. Colonel Marion Akers
Entering nose: 1LT Joseph Bitzko B/N
Standing at ladder: SSGT Earl Porter

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"47th Bomb Group" - Turner Publishing, page 100

Object Number - UPL 47705 - A-26C-20-DT #43-22547 Code: #52 47th BG - 86th BS - 12th AF Grosetto, Italy Entering cockpit: Lt. Colonel Marion Akers Entering nose: 1LT...

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Units served with

A-26 Invaders, including (serial number 43-22575) of the 47th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force lined up in Italy.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron

Places

Ground personnel of the 51st Fighter Group, 10th Air Force work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-29264). Handwritten caption on reverse: '51 FG, 316 FS, [illegible].'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Grosetto Main
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bastia – Poretta Airport

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Franklin, PA 22 September 1921
Conemaugh, PA 10 February 1942 233 Main Street Worked for Bethlehem Steel

Died

Centerville, PA 24 July 2012

Buried

7 November 2012 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia, USA Section: 59 Grave: 3880

Other

47th BG Overseas Tour

Grosetto Airfield, Italy Reported at Ombrone, Italy

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