Rudolph H Grossi
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Shared with the museum by Rudolph H Grossi's nephew, Rudolph F Grossi.
Object Number - UPL 25082 - Rudolph H Grossi
Sergeant Rudolph H. Grossi was born March 9, 1923, and was the son of Emidio and Frances Grossi. His hometown was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He served as a gunner aboard “Ready, Willing and Able,” B-24 tail #41-29427, of the 392nd Bomb Group, 578th Bomb Squadron.
On April 29, 1944, returning from a mission to Berlin, the aircraft exploded in mid-air over Brandeham, Norfolk, killing the entire crew.
He is buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Pittsburgh.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ready Willing and Able
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 9 March 1923 | Sergeant Rudolph H. Grossi was born March 9, 1923, and was the son of Emidio and Frances Grossi. His hometown was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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Died |
Bradenham, Thetford, Norfolk IP25, UK | 29 April 1944 | He served as a gunner aboard “Ready, Willing and Able,” B-24 tail #41-29427, of the 392nd Bomb Group, 578th Bomb Squadron. On April 29, 1944, returning from a mission to Berlin, the aircraft exploded in mid-air over Brandeham, Norfolk, killing the entire crew. |
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Buried |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | He is buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Pittsburgh. |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.b-24.net/aircrew/gnames.html
