Mathew J Pusateri
MilitaryAssigned to 559BS, 387BG,9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Bastogne. Just east of Bastogne set upon and shot down by Me109's, going down with both engines aflame Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11482.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Front Burner II
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
Events
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Enlisted |
20 February 1943 | ||
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Died |
23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Bastogne. Just east of Bastogne set upon and shot down by Me109's, going down with both engines aflame KIA. MACR 11482. | |
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Born |
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Born |
Son of James V and Margaret A Pusateri. | ||
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St. Louis County Missouri, USA | ||
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Based |
23 December 1944 | Assigned to 559BS, 387BG,9AF USAAF. |