Emidio L Bellante
MilitaryArchived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.
Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with shared destruction of 8 x Locomotives and damaged 3 others. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Delectable
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 29 March 1943 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Other Crashed |
Harris, Miller, MO 65707, USA | 25 September 1943 | Taxiing Accident Harris Field, MO Cat 3 damage 2Lt Emidio L Bellante. PT-23 42-47496 73 AAFFTD. |
Based |
East Wretham | 28 March 1945 | Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Easton, PA, USA | |||
Born |
Northampton County, PA, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Unit History, friend Jim Reid
https://www.fold3.com/page/83868783_emidio_l%20bellante/details/
359th Fighter Group by Jack H Smith
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