Peter Joseph Matturro

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Wiehe in B-17 'Georgias Peaches' #4338208. Attende Public School 19 in Queens, New York. Attended Peter Stuyvesant High School, Manhattan, New York. Attended the University of Alabama for one year. Left the University to become employed as a Junior Engineer at the Army Base in Rome, New York before enlistment. Was wounded by flak on July 8, 1944while returning on a mission over France with the 8th Air Force

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38208

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 October 1944

Born

Corona, New York, USA 6 March 2019 Peter's date of birth is July 31, 2018

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 7 October 1944

Enlisted

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Long Island Star Journal

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By Peter J Matturro, nephew of Petr

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My father Anthony F. Matturro was Peter's brother. I am Peter's nephew. My name is Peter John Matturro

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9553 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database