Mauro P Duca

Military
media-13650.jpeg UPL 13650 Mauro Duca.

Updated personal, biographical details and media by courtesy of Gary Bedingfield at
http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/duca_mauro.htm

Object Number - UPL 13650 - Mauro Duca.

Mauro Duca served with the Army Air Force in England during WWII. He was with the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford and pitched for the 78th Thunderbolts from 1943 to 1945, as well as taking part in track events.



Mauro Duca was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He signed with the Twin Falls Cowboys of the Pioneer Baseball League in 1939, and was with the Sherbrooke Braves in the Quebec Provincial League in 1940.

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Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

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Born

Marlborough, MA, USA

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Updated personal, biographical details and media by courtesy of Gary Bedingfield at http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/duca_mauro.htm

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the Duxford Diary book by the Duxford Aviation Society 1989 edition

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