Montana Lupe M.

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Lupe M. Montana is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Cpt Robert Swanzy & SSgt Lupe Montana Plaque -465th Bomber Group

Name:

Lupe M. Montana

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

39409338

Unit:

783rd Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1944-07-12

State:

California

Cemetery:

Calvary Cemetery, Madera, Madera County, California, USA

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Lupe served in the 783rd Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, as a Staff Sergeant and Gunner on the B-24 Liberator "TS" #42-52478 during World War II. On July 12, 1944, his crew took off from Pantanella airbase in Italy on a mission to attack the marshaling yard of N�mes, France. Shot down by an enemy Me109 fighter, the crew evacuated their plane at 11h:30 (except for Sgt Montana). Their airplane crashed at Les Mays in the commune of La Tour-d'Aigues. Originally buried at the town cemetery of La Tour-d'Aigues, he is now buried in the Calvary Cemetery, Madera, Madera County, California, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov