Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1945.

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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1945.

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Typed letter signed (dated 9 August 1945) to Mrs. Katherine R. Bacigalupa, reporting that her husband, Second Lieutenant Charles F. Bacigalupa, Air Corps, who was reported missing in action 8 August 1844, is now presumed dead by the War Department. He was a crew member aboard a B-17 (Flying Fortress) aricraft, which on 8 August 1944 participated in a bombardment mission to a target in the area southeast of Caen, France. HIs aircraft broke apart as a result of enemy anti-aircraft fire, which entered the plane's waist and exploded. The aircraft crashed to the ground and burst into flames at a point some 13 miles east of Vire and 25 miles southwest of Caen.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Bacigalupa, Katherine R.

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Bacigalupa, Charles F.

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Witsell, Edward F. (Edward Fuller), 1891-1969

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In August 1945 Witsell was Major General and Acting The Adjunct General of the Army of the United States. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1945. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864969 ...