Albert T DiMinno
MilitaryFront row: Victor Ciganek, Rudy Thigpen, James Bowcock.
Photo taken after B-17 #42-3119 ditched into the North Sea on July 26, 1943.
my father's photo
Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3119. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base.
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-2990 'Dame Satan', Evaded (EVD). See the full story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fdiminnat.html
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35430340
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32392925
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673492
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19092104 and O-734080
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15321001
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Military site
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
27 March 1914 | Canton, Ohio, United States | |
Other Evaded capture (EVD) |
17 August 1943 - 3 November 1943 | see details at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fdiminnat.html - Back in UK from Gibraltar on 6 November 1943. | |
Died |
17 May 1985 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
Canton, Ohio, United States |
Revisions
Added link to his page at www.evasioncomete.be
Missing Air Crew Report MACR 277
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 187 ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5554827 )
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor; MACR 277