As a teenager, Sambasile headed to Europe with the Air Force to serve as a B-17 gunner in World War II. He had flown 33 missions over Germany, but on the 33rd, his B-17 bomber caught fire, he parachuted from…
Wwii Veteran, Former Pow From Omaha To Receive ‘quilt Of Valor’ Today
By Marcella Mercer / World-Herald staff writer, Omaha World-Herald
Sat, 06/24/2017 - 10:00pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Nebraska Douglas County Omaha
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