Eugene A Saltarelli
Military
Edward S. Wygonik Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
B-24L-10-FO #44-49626 "White Elephant" Code: T9-J
Standing Left to Right: Harry E. Renshaw (E), Eugene A. Saltarelli (CP), Delmar O. Pederson (R/O), John Morrell (WG), Richard Oatman (N), Edward S. Wygonik (P), John F. Cumming (NG), Elwood W. Nothstein (TG), Stanley J. Mohr (WG).
You can read more about this crew in the book "Attlebridge Arsenal" by Chris Brassfield & Earl Wassom
Chris Brassfield
Object Number - UPL 6378 - Crew 580 Edward S. Wygonik Crew 466th BG - 785th BS B-24L-10-FO #44-49626 "White Elephant" Code: T9-J Standing Left to Right: Harry E....
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-828359
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: White Elephant
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Buffalo, NY, USA | 22 February 1922 | |
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Other 466th BGA Combat Tour |
Attlebridge Airfield, UK | 31 January 1945 - 21 April 1945 | Completed 27 combat missions before the end of hostilities. |
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Died |
Gaithersburg, MD, USA | 15 May 1996 | |
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Buried |
18 May 1996 | Gates of Heaven Cemetery Silver Springs, Maryland, USA | |
| Buffalo, NY, USA | 486 Fruend Street | ||
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Other Bacehlors Degree |
Detroit, MI, USA | Mechanical Engineering University of Detroit | |
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Other Masters Degree |
Chicago, IL, USA | Mechanical Engineering Northwestern University |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 350 & Page 396 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)