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ROSA, Guido Ambrose - Date of
birth
31 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-694721 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
562nd Bombardment Squadron,
388th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1944 - Place of
death
Baltic Sea, north of Rostock, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Paul D. Rosa (father)
Angeline M. (Cenci) Rosa (mother)
Catherine S. Rosa (sister)
Paul D. Rosa Jr. (brother)
Carmine C. Rosa (brother)
John Rosa (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-32003 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Shoo Shoo Baby
Destination: Poznan, Polen
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 3774
More information
2nd Lt Guido A. Rosa graduated from St. Joseph's School and worked for the Greyhound Bus Lines.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 11 September 1942 as a private. He received his commission and the silver wings of a navigator at San Marcos, Texas in October 1943.
The plane was attacked by fighters just after bombs away, which shot off part of the vertical stabilizer. It stayed in the formation a few minutes, then dove down and crashed into the water.
One crew member survived and was taken prisoner, nine men were killed.
At the time of his death, his brother Paul Jr. would join the Navy a month later.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, 388th Bomb Group Historian, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Press - 16 May 1944, American Air Museum