Anthony F Rizzo

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 6 December 1942 in B-24 #41-23786 while serving as Waist Gunner. Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA). First loss for the 44th BG.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lancaster, Ohio

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 6 December 1942 He was lost at sea when the aircraft crashed into the English Channel.

Other

Commemorated

Neupré, Belgium Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Ardennes American Cemetery.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 3-Dec-2014. Added year to Commemoration event.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 8-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 2620; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2920 / MACR 2920, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 52 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database