Name:
Salvatore A. Mecca
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-797872
Unit:
15th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 73rd Photo Reconnaissance Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-15
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
E
Row:
3
Grave:
33
Decoration:
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt Salvatore A. Mecca, pilot of the P-51 Mustang 43-12207 “Heaven Can Wait”, took off from Chalgrove, Sussex, UK on a photo reconnaissance mission. He was shot down by German JG2 fighters at 1625. Reports vary as to whether it was the 11th or 14th of July 1944.