Name:
Louis James Capawana
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
31299825
Unit:
488th Bomber Squadron, 340th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1952-11-10
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Lodi, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
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Machine gunner of the B-25 Mitchell type J serial number 43-4013 that took off from Alesan, Corsica on a mission to bomb the rail lines around Avignon. France. Shot down by flak at 0918. The aircraft was cut in two. Three crewmembers survived and three were killed. Sergeant Capawana survived the crash and successfully evaded.