Thomas Parfitt
Military
UPL 17154
UPL 17154
The Robert B. Campbell crew, photographed on 21 April 1943, A/C Serial # 42-2990 'Dame Satan'.
Back Row - Left to Right:
T/Sgt. James La Grossa, Flight Engineer; T/Sgt. Daniel J. Butler, Radio Operator; Leonard Panora; S/Sgt. Thomas A. Parfitt, Waist Gunner; J.C. Bull.
Front Row - Left to Right:
Capt. Santura; Capt. James R. Bullock, Navigator; Major Robert B. Campbell, Pilot; T/Sgt. Oliver J. Hackwith, Ball Turret Gunner; 1st Lt. Bernard Priebe, Co-pilot.
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Back Row - Left to Right:
T/Sgt. James La Grossa, Flight Engineer; T/Sgt. Daniel J. Butler, Radio Operator; Leonard Panora; S/Sgt. Thomas A. Parfitt, Waist Gunner; J.C. Bull.
Front Row - Left to Right:
Capt. Santura; Capt. James R. Bullock, Navigator; Major Robert B. Campbell, Pilot; T/Sgt. Oliver J. Hackwith, Ball Turret Gunner; 1st Lt. Bernard Priebe, Co-pilot.
James La Grossa grandson
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-5139 'Chief Sly II', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17020318 / O-661865
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chief Sly II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 276 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database