Robert John Quaranta

Military

Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943. Missing in Action (MIA) crashed on 29 July 43 in B-17 #42-29700 on mission to Kiel, Germany. No MACR found.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36395293
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735269
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35665828
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16101071
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736507 , Enlsited ASN 14076769
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jimmie Boy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snuffy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 10 September 1942 Residence: Queens County, New York Private, Air Corps

Other

Missing in Action (MIA)

Kiel, Germany 29 July 1943 Shot down by enemy aircraft after attacking target of opportunity (TOO) with the 384th Bomb Group. No MACR.

Other

Memorial

Margraten, The Netherlands Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Tablets of the Missing

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Memories of the 384th BG, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 205 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database