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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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner ; Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

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Born

Franklin, Louisiana 1 October 1917

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Removed some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Photo from personal collection

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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

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