Sam Salvatore Saporito

Military
media-31242.jpeg UPL 31242 My Grandparents Samuel S. and Faye Saporito, 1945 SSgt Samuel S. Saporito, US Army Air Corps (USAAC)

Personal Photograph

Object Number - UPL 31242 - My Grandparents Samuel S. and Faye Saporito, 1945

Crashed at Shipdham on the return from an operational mission to Brandenburg, GR on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-99980 'E Z Duzit'. RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

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

People

William F Carroll

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11041354
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Mathew J Foley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676367
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Edward P Guzik

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Kenneth G Jewell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Harold L Koontz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-99980

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Banshee IV / E. Z. Duzit
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Born

Franklin, Louisiana 1 October 1917

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Personal Collection

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Personal Collection

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http://www.greenharbor.com/ROHPDF/ROHMar44.pdf

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Photo from personal collection

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NARA Records

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All entries are from my Grandfather's personal photographs and momentos

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / e-mail, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Sam Salvatore Saporito: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 31242 - My Grandparents Samuel S. and Faye Saporito, 1945

Object number: UPL 31250 - The Banshee Crew. My grandfather is on the second...