T/Sgt. Aldo Gregori, Assist. Flight Engineer and Waist Gunner on the Jacobs crew was the last of eight men to try to get out of the radio compartment of "Sea Hag". He helped Lt. David Davis (bombardier) up and out of the overhead radio hatch and then tried to climb out himself. Unfortunately, water rushing in through the broken aft section (the tail group broke off) carried broken elevator and rudder cables into the compartment which then coiled around Gregori. Before he could free himself, the bomber went down.
Photo courtesy of Jack K. Goetz
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