Armand Louis Monteverde
Military9-Nov-42 while ferrying B-17 to UK, crew was instructed to search for missing C-53. B-17 42-5088 crashed near Kjoge Bay and aircraft broke in two. He spent about 6 months stranded on the ice with his crew members before being rescued. All crew returned.
Awards: LOM, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Ferrying Group
- Service Numbers: 34189157
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Observer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Ferrying Group
- Service Numbers: 16047881
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Ferrying Group
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Ferrying Group
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Ferrying Group
- Service Numbers: 35039050
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Observer; Cryptographer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Other
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
California | 9 December 1915 | Born California |
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Enlisted |
5 March 1942 | ||
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Other Stranded |
Greenland | 9 November 1942 - 6 April 1943 | Stranded in Greenland Ice Cap |
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Other Discharged |
31 July 1964 | ||
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Died |
Suisun City, California | 6 March 1988 | Died Suisun City, California |
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Buried |
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu, Hawaii | 21 March 1988 | Interred National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs by Hey and Bishop p.45