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Peter Roccia

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Peter Roccia

Birth
Italy
Death
28 Apr 1944 (aged 26)
France
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec: 11, Site: 527 NH
Memorial ID
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2 Lt. Peter Roccia was serving as bombardier on board the B-24 #42-40997, nicknamed the "Screamin' Mimi" when the plane crashed near Saint-Cyr-de-Valorges, Loire, France. Five of the crew were killed; two ran and were returned to their unit, and one was taken as a POW at Stalag Luft IV.
2 Lt. Peter Roccia was serving as bombardier on board the B-24 #42-40997, nicknamed the "Screamin' Mimi" when the plane crashed near Saint-Cyr-de-Valorges, Loire, France. Five of the crew were killed; two ran and were returned to their unit, and one was taken as a POW at Stalag Luft IV.

Inscription

2nd Lt., Air Corps, U.S.A.



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