Anthony Peter Caputo
Military
Rear L-R: James Hunter, Raymond Toll, Harry Parker, John Granat, Anthony Caputo.
Front L-R: Cecil Hudson, Barto Montalbano, Will Palmer, George Walberg, James Evers.
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 57583 - Jim Hunter crew. Rear L-R: James Hunter, Raymond Toll, Harry Parker, John Granat, Anthony Caputo. Front L-R: Cecil Hudson, Barto Montalbano,...
Caputo was in the Ops Office on D-Day for 36 hours, fielding good luck wishes from the President down and organising two missions in support of the ground troops. He was used as a replacement pilot on several missions. Back in the USA he was ferrying planes to the 'graveyard' until his discharge in October 1945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
19 August 1920 | Son of Kate Caputo. | |
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Enlisted |
27 October 1942 | ||
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Other Commissioned |
30 August 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Died |
25 April 2007 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. | ||
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Born |
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Based |
Assigned to 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history
