Today in World War II History—July 19, 1943
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

First US Army Air Force bombing of Rome, 19 July 1943 (US Army Air Force photo)
80 Years Ago—July 19, 1943: Soviet female ace Yekaterina Budanova (11 victories) is shot down and killed over Luhansk, Russia.
US bombs Rome for the first time: 508 bombers of the Twelfth Air Force strike Rome.