William Colantoni
MilitaryImage c/o Craig Harwood , via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
After graduation in 1935 from Centerville High School, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1935 to 1938, called back to active duty in 1941. He flew on Edward J. Hennessy crew. Reported to the ETO on 30 Dec 1942. He earned two probables enemy fighter destroyed. He was the 5th Officer to complete tour. Transferred to the 11th CCRC on 05 Jun 1943.
Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (4OLC), SS, WWII Victory, EAME, Defense medal.
Post war: Worked in Weirton Coal Mine in Isabella as a mechanic and electrician in 1946. Attended Waynesburg College during the day and at night. Dr Colantoni was a 1951 graduate of University of Pittsburgh Medical School and served his internship at Southside Hospital in Pittsburgh. Established a private practice in Fredericktown in 1952. In 1957, he graduated from Pittsburgh Medical Center and St Francis Hospital as an anesthesiologist.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Unit
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Audrey
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 368th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jarrin Jenny
- Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center 303rd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Washington, PA 15301, USA | 7 June 1916 | Son of Nazareno and Finimoia [Serragli] Colantoni. |
Based |
Thurleigh | 30 December 1942 - 5 June 1943 | Assigned to 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Based |
Bovingdon | 5 June 1943 | Transferred to 11th Combat Crew Replacement Centre. |
Died |
Fayette County, PA, USA | 3 May 2013 | |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | Enlisted and served in the Us Army Air Corps from 1935 to 1938, called back to active duty in 1941. | |
Buried |
Brier Hill, PA 15468, USA | LaFayette Memorial Park Brier Hill Fayette County Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, First Over Germany pg. 71, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…