Cuba Archive - Case 5542

Case ID: 5542

Title: N/A

First name: Fausto Ignacio

Last name: Gómez Gómez

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: N/A

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: Day:8 / Month:3 / Year:1926

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:17 / Month:12 / Year:1964

Citizenship: N/A

Last known address: N/A

Last known city: Miami

Last known province-TOD: N/A

Last known province current: N/A

Last known country: United States

Location death-address: N/A

Location of death - city: North Bunia

Location of death province - at TOD: N/A

Location of death province - current: N/A

Location of death - country: Democratic Republic of Congo

Trial held?: No

Docket Number: N/A

Sentence details: N/A

Arrest or detention at time of death: Yes

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: N/A

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Castro regime

Death attribution detail: African forces supported by Cuba.

Associated Event: N/A

Case description:

Was part of a contingent of Cuban exile pilots and fighters, most veteranas of the Bay of Pigs invasion, recruited by the CIA for a covert program to stop a Communist takeover of the Congo by simba guerrillas supported by the USSR and Cuba. He was pilot of a T-28 plane shot down during the battle of Bunia. It is believed he survived the crash to have perhaps been eaten by the Simba rebels (they believed that eating the flesh and vital organs of the enemies gained them strength).
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Formaba parte de un contingente de pilotos y combatientes exiliados cubanos, la mayoría veteranos de la invasión de Bahía de Cochinos, reclutados por la CIA como parte de un programa encubierto para frenar una toma comunista del Congo por guerrilleros Simba apoyados por la URSS y Cuba. Era piloto de un avión T-28 derribado durante la batalla de Bunia. Se cree que sobrevivió al accidente y luego parece haber sido devorado por los rebeldes Simba (creían que comer la carne y los órganos vitales de los enemigos les daba fuerza).

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status: Confirmed with primary source(s)

Cause of Death: - Combat: Fatality or Missing in Action

Occupations: - Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Other

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: N/A

Case Record - Fausto Ignacio Gómez Gómez