Seymour Romoff
Military
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UPL 38700
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Swamp Fire" at an 8th Air Force Base in England on 1 May 1944."
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Edward I Przybyla, 2Lt Harvey "Herk" Harris, S/Sgt Roy Avery, 1Lt Joseph Korstjens, S/Sgt Andrew Stroman, T/Sgt Berj Bejian, S/Sgt John K Rose, 1Lt Matthew Scanameo, T/Sgt Elijah W "Lou" Lewis, 2Lt Byron B "BB" Clark.
Front L-R: Rube Cohn with mascot Scragg, Seymore Romoff, James Abbott, Henry Gerhart, M/Sgt Dominick L DeSalvo.
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Edward I Przybyla, 2Lt Harvey "Herk" Harris, S/Sgt Roy Avery, 1Lt Joseph Korstjens, S/Sgt Andrew Stroman, T/Sgt Berj Bejian, S/Sgt John K Rose, 1Lt Matthew Scanameo, T/Sgt Elijah W "Lou" Lewis, 2Lt Byron B "BB" Clark.
Front L-R: Rube Cohn with mascot Scragg, Seymore Romoff, James Abbott, Henry Gerhart, M/Sgt Dominick L DeSalvo.
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Ground crew 'Swamp Fire'.
Awards: 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Swamp Fire
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bronx, NY | 1 March 1921 | Son of Abraham Romoff. |
Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 5 May 1941 | New York City, New York |
Died |
Los Angeles, CA | 6 May 2001 | |
Buried |
Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA | 10 May 2001 | Westwood Memorial Park Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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