John Zampatti
Military
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UPL 21896
My father, William Wesley Williams, Jr. (standing, far right) in front of "Stag Party - 43-37837" with his crew. He flew other planes also, but this is the one he flew the most.
43-37837 JJ-K ''STAG PARTY''
Lt. G.D. Garrett - Pilot
Lt. William Wesley Williams, Jr - Co-Pilot (Standing on the right)
John Zampatti - Navigator
S/Sgt Clour - Tail Gunner
S/Sgt Hall - Gunner
T/Sgt Dinan - Engineer
T/Sgt Vivona - Radio Operator William Wesley Williams Jr collection
43-37837 JJ-K ''STAG PARTY''
Lt. G.D. Garrett - Pilot
Lt. William Wesley Williams, Jr - Co-Pilot (Standing on the right)
John Zampatti - Navigator
S/Sgt Clour - Tail Gunner
S/Sgt Hall - Gunner
T/Sgt Dinan - Engineer
T/Sgt Vivona - Radio Operator William Wesley Williams Jr collection
Added connections from information provided in image caption.
Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: Stag Party
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York City, NY | 10 May 1921 | |
Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 14 November 1942 | |
Died |
Dayton, OH | 15 April 2011 | |
Buried |
Beavercreek Township Cemetery, Beavercreek, Greene County, OH | 19 April 2011 | Beavercreek Township Cemetery Beavercreek, Greene County, OH |
Based |
Chelveston | Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Queens County, New York |
Revisions
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Sources
305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia