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SAMUEL D. SCORZA |
Starboard (Right) Side
Contributor - Darin
Scorza
Shown with my Father, 1Lt Samuel D. Scorza
(Navigator - standing far left), 5 Jun 44, after a raid on Stella/Plage, France. This was the crew's last mission together. On the March 26th raid to Bonnieres, France, air pressure on take-off forced a hatch open that hit my father on the head. He finished the mission, but was hospitalized for a concussion for a few days upon their return. While he was in the hospital, the rest of the crew flew two missions with a replacement navigator. So, while this was the crew's 30th and final mission, my father flew on June 6th and 7th in support of the Normandy landings on D-Day and D-Day +1. Some of the gunners also flew these missions.
Not Shown: SSgt Chester Carlstrum (Tail Gunner), KIA 27 May 44 in a mid-air collision north of
Cromer with B-24 #159.
| Standing (L-R) 1Lt Samuel D. Scorza - Navigator Capt Curt Vogel - Pilot 1Lt Allen C. Hilborn - Co-Pilot 1Lt A. J. Testa - Bombardier |
Kneeling (L-R) SSgt Albert Walczak - L/Waist Gunner SSgt Bernie Doyle - Radio Operator SSgt Joe Brown - Eng/Top Turret Gunner SSgt Ray Potts - Ball Turret Gunner SSgt Lovell West - R/Waist Gunner |
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