Louis Cornacchioli

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

S/Sgt. Louis R. Cornacchioli served as waist gunner on the 28 January 1945 Dortmund mission. Born 1926, USA. He bailed out after the aircraft was hit by flak, was captured, and was held at Dulag Luft West (KU 3632). He subsequently returned to duty.

His name appears variously in documents as Cervacchioli, Gorvacchioli, Cowacchioli, and Cornacchioli; the German Dulag Luft report spelling Cornacchioli with serial 33809278 is treated as authoritative.

Missions flown.

1 catalogued · 28 Jan 1945

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

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