Re: 431st Bomb Squadron, 7th Air Force WWII
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431st Bomb Squadron, 7th Air Force WWII
Connie Taylor 2/23/05
Hello, I don't know too many specifics of the battle but my father Joseph Pica was on that mission.The details I have are part of his flight logs which I am lucky enough to posess. Teh mission you speak of was July 28th but it actually was listed as going from 7/27-7/29 raid on TRUK that encompassed some 14hours and 5 minutes.
It was the 24th mission for my father who was a Radar Operator on a B-24 Liberator.
I found the records for S Sgt Donald Pipes and the notation of (612) his serial number is listed on the personnel sheet as 35581321...
There was some conflicting information from Dad's flight log showing the mission for 8:55 minutes of flight time for that day.I am sorry for the fate of your loved one and I hope this information is somehow helpful in some way...