Salvatore Bozzette

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Radio operator, Clore crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Killed in Action (KIA). Crashed shortly after TO near Hedingham on mission #56 to Kiel, Germany in B-17G #42-31278 'Mix Master'. T/Sgt Bozzette was a former ground crew member who took gunnery training on base. He had 17 missions prior to joining the Clore crew. Buried in the Cambridge AMC.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Cecil M Clore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-737361
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Marvin E Dille

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-739077
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Hamed M Howard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 1213276
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Richard E Ingmire

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35374309
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

John W Newell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680493
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-31278

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mix Master
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Jersey 20 April 1923

Died

4 January 1944

Buried

6 January 1944 Plot F Row 6 Grave 12

Revisions

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ABMC, 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia