August E Angeli

Military

Wounded on base before the 22 February 1944 mission to Oscherslaben, Germany, where his crew was shot down and all became Prisoner of War (POW)s. Spent 2 months in 30th General Hospital and underwent surgery. Lost the sight of right eye.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Francisco, California 19 December 1923

Died

13 June 1996

Buried

San Francisco, California

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1201