Jesse Eustace Castanias
Military
Family photo collection.
Object Number - UPL 29597 - Jesse E. Castanias, B17 pilot
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rattlesnake Daddy
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Indianapolis, IN, USA | 16 July 2011 | Jesse E. Castanias 87, passed away July 16, 2011. Born January 14, 1924 in Haverhill, Massachusetts to Eustace D. Castanias and Cleopatra (Zilson) Castanias, he was a graduate of Haverhill High School and held a B.A. from Bates (Me.) College, where he also played as a fullback and defensive back on the Bates football team for four years. Prior to enrolling at Bates, he served as a 1st pilot of a B-17 "Flying Fortress" with the 8th Air Force, where he flew 35 combat missions over Germany and was awarded six air medals and three battle stars. See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/indystar/obituary.aspx?n=jesse-e-castanias&pid=152636925#sthash.e1OP6Vux.dpuf |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia /;
- www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Cnames.html;
- Greg Castanias (son).
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
1993 457th BGA Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
