John D Contento
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Handwritten on reverse:'Sgt. John Contento, Tail Gunner'.
Nuthampstead Airfield Museum collection
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum. Museum object reference number: NAM040-11
Object Number - UPL 36113 - Professional military portrait of Sgt. John Contento. Handwritten on reverse:'Sgt. John Contento, Tail Gunner'.
On plane that crashed upon takeoff. Injured in trying to save others. Details in "Hell from Heaven" by Leonard Streitfeld".
Soldier's Medal for actions to save crew mates 12/24/44.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39210901
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Removed some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier and 398th web site