Joseph R Altamore
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 19479
Joseph Altamore served with the 34th Bomb Group as a bombardier. He was shot down on 24 August 1944 in B-24 #4294780, nicknamed 'Smitty'. He was Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Smitty
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 29 July 1943 | Listed as married on his enlistment record. |
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Died |
24 August 1944 | ||
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | ||
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Buried |
Plot D Row 14 Grave 49 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 August 1944 |
Revisions
Correspondence with Joseph Altamore's nephew, Jim.
Also ABMC record: https://www.abmc.gov/node/541836#.VmBh7E1FCM8
Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=4&tf=F&q=alt…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / H. Province, ABMC, MACR 8463 / MACR 8463 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
