Alfred W Giacomini

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

First 8th AF pilot fatality in the ETO. Spitfire VB EN847 stalled on approach to Atcham and crashed 1 mile east of the airfield killing Lt Alfred W Giacomini.

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Units served with

Aircraft

EN847

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 31st Fighter Group 308th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sterling, CO 80751, USA 11 January 1918 Sterling, Logan County Colorado, USA.

Other

Shipped overseas

Merseyside, UK 15 May 1942 - 11 June 1942 On 15 May 1942, departing the USA (less their P-39s), the 31st Fighter Group arrived at RAF Atcham, England.

Other

Operational training

Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK 26 June 1942 - 28 June 1942 Amassed 20 flying hrs on Spitfires training alongside 131 (County of Kent) Sqn RAF pilots practising formation, navigation and theatre familiarisation.

Died

Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK 29 June 1943 First 8th AF pilot fatality in the ETO. Spitfire VB EN847 stalled on approach to Atcham and crashed 1 mile east of the airfield, pilot Lt Alfred W Giacomini sustained grave injuries and died on the way to the station hospital.

Buried

Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, CO 80751, USA Riverside Cemetery , Sterling Logan County, Colorado, USA.

Other

Education

Alfred was a junior college student who attended the University of Colorado in Boulder City (Class of 1940). He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (see attachment). He was a member of the "American Society of Mechanical Engineers".

Other

Assigned

Selfridge Angb Airport, Harrison Charter Township, MI 48045, USA 15 May 1942 Assigned to the 308th Fighter Squadron of the 31st Pursuit Group (Interceptor) at Selfridge Field, Michigan.

Revisions

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.
http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/surnames.giacomini/23/mb.ashx

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 16