Anthony Vincent Mulone
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Page 3 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
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Killed in Action (KIA) in mid air collision over Horsham while assembling for mission as Lead PFFplane in B-24 'Liberty Belle'
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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: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801596
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Liberty Belle
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Aspinwall, PA 15215, USA | 8 April 1918 | |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 7 January 1942 | |
Died |
Horsham St Faith, Norwich NR10, UK | 1 September 1944 | He was KIA when his a/c crashed after encountering prop wash, and almost turning on it's back at a low level. Though the pilot was able to get the wings level again, it was in a nose down attitude only 50-75 feet off of the ground. The aircraft crashed and exploded. All on board were KIA |
Buried |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | Calvary Cemetery Pittsburgh Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA |
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Sources
Accident Report 035 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia