Monuments
B-24 Liberator (42-40997) 'The Worry Bird' Crash Marker
B-24 (42-40997) 'The Worry Bird' Memorial- Operation Carpetbagger
Name:
Peter Roccia
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-679657
Unit:
36th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-04-28
State:
Washington
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Plot:
11
Row:
527
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Peter Roccia, bombardier of the B-24 Liberator 42-40997 “The Worry Bird” took off from Harrington, UK at 2229 on a resupply mission to the resistance as part of Operation Lackey over the Timbale drop zone. Flying nap-of-the-earth, the plane hit a mountain at 0200 and separated into four parts, killing five of the eight crew members.