August Anthony Franzetta

Military
media-43605.jpeg UPL 43605 SSGT August Anthony Franzetta
388th BG - 560th BS
Tail Gunner - George C. Montgomery Crew

Object Number - UPL 43605 - SSGT August Anthony Franzetta 388th BG - 560th BS Tail Gunner - George C. Montgomery Crew

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747464
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blind Date
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 388th Bomb Group with their Cletrac and a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30851) nicknamed "Little Boy Blue". Image via B Cook. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17F-125-BO "Little Boy Blue" 560th BS, 388th BG, s/n 42-30851. Lost in mid-air 7-19-44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Boy Blue
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raggedy Ann
  • Unit: 549th Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Millie K
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wellsville, Ohio 16 January 1922

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA 20 February 1943

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall Airfield 20 March 1944 - 17 July 1944

Died

Pittsburgh, PA 9 November 2000

Enlisted

Revisions

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388bg.com
ancestry.com

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388bg.com

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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