Russell Joseph Colosimo
Military
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
This crew was shot down on 29 Sept 1944 after flying 50+ missions together. Boukamp was KIA.
Colosimo and Wing were POW. Wing also went by the name "Edwin J. Joe."
Object Number - UPL 48169 - Left to Right: Jeong S. Wing (G), Tonnis Boukamp (P), Russell Colosimo (G) 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF This crew was shot down on 29 Sept 1944...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-26182
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Daddy Land's Commando
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Scranton, PA | 22 February 1920 | |
| Scranton, PA | 1 July 1941 | 1707 Farr Street | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Meade, Maryland | 13 May 1942 | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Poix Airfield, France | 3 March 1944 | Flew 60+ combat missions |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
8 miles SW of Bitburg, Germany | 29 September 1944 | Moderate to intense flak at the target cost us two planes, both flown by our original crews from the States. ... Lt Tonnis Boukamp's plane was also hit, but in both engines. With both engines on fire, the plane was last seen falling away in a gentle glide, still under control on a southwesterly heading, 8 miles southwest of the target. No chutes were seen. ... Lt Boukamp's gunners were Staff Sergeants Russell J. Colosimo and Jeong S. Win |
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Died |
Scranton, PA | 4 July 2013 | |
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Buried |
Scranton, PA | 7 July 2013 | Cathedral Cemetery Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | Stalag Luft IV |