Anthony Laurinitis
MilitaryRear L-R: 1Lt John De Sousa Jr, 1Lt James P Zwayer, 2Lt John M Chapman, Capt William C Heller, Capt Louis M Schulstad.
Front L-R: Sgt Paul E. Buckley, T/Sgt Felix Spoerri, S/Sgt Anthony Laurinitis, S/Sgt Leo Lanier Jr, S/Sgt George S Payne, T/Sgt William J Huston, S/Sgt Melvin E. Schultz.
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 15-Oct-43 A/C accident on return from mission in 'Thumper Again' B-17 42-5393. RTD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746317
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-442237
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Squadron Adjutant / Group Operations Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Satan's Workshop
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Just for Laughs : Little Woman : Thumper Again
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 100th Bomb Group 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hartford, CT | 18 August 1916 | Son of Catherine Laurinitis. |
Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 11 March 1941 | Hartford, Connecticut |
Other Discharged USAAF |
16 September 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
Died |
Manchester, CT | 30 October 1980 | |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
East Cemetery Manchester, Hartford County, CT | East Cemetery Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFS Vol. I p. 343,
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