Vincent Louis Costantino

Military
media-49525.jpeg UPL 49525 2nd Lt Vincent Louis Costantino, September 1944, after completing 32 missions.

Lt Vincent Costantino’s daughter from his person collection.

Object Number - UPL 49525 - 2nd Lt Vincent Louis Costantino, September 1944, after completing 32 missions.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-6153

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Good Pickin
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

42-97390

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ground Happy

Places

Sergeant George Mondale, Lieutenant Ernest Demaray, Sergeant John McCallum and Lieutenant Roger Soth of the 452nd Bomb Group with Russian personnel. Image via William C Gaither. Letter from Gaither enclosed with print: ‘These photographers were taken at Poltava, Russia on June 22 1944. On June 21st my group, the 452d and others flew from England to Poltava en route hitting oil refinery at Rhurland, Germany. That night after landing German dive bombers bombed the field destroying ninety or more B-17 airc

Poltava

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Eastern Command Headquarters (ESCOM)

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Lt Vincent L Costantino’s daughter, from his personal collection.

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Lt Vincent Costantino’s daughter, from his personal collection.

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Lt V L Costantino’s daughter, from his personal records.

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Lt V L Costantino’s daughter, from his personal records.

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Lt V L Costantino’s daughter,using his personal documentation.

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1999 Unit Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Vincent Louis Costantino: Gallery (2 items)

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Object number: UPL 49525 - 2nd Lt Vincent Louis Costantino, September 1944...