Alexander Andrew Colella
Military
This picture is in a collection of photos that is now in my Aunt's possession.
Object Number - UPL 55616 - My Grandfather Alexander A. Colella
Assigned to the 784BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF.
"He was amazing, funny, sweet, and smart as a whip. His nickname was supposedly "Cutie"."
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Our Baby
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New York City, NY | 7 June 1919 | Son of Ralph Colella. |
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Enlisted |
Syracuse, NY, USA | 11 September 1942 | Syracuse, New York |
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Based |
Attlebridge | 27 November 1943 | Assigned to the 784BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Hilton Head Island, SC | 25 October 2010 | |
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Buried |
Saint Francis by the Sea Cath. Church Columbarium Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, SC | 28 October 2010 | Saint Francis by the Sea Cath. Church Columbarium Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina |
| New York, NY, USA | 634 Columbus Avenue |
Revisions
I'm Alexander A. Colella's youngest grandson.
This site is amazing! I'm so happy I was able to find it.
466th BG "Officers of Attlebridge" publication - circa June 1945
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 344
