Pasquale P Mirando
Military ROLL OF HONOURPasquale Mirando was a member of the 389th Bomb Group/546th Bomb Squadron. He was on B-24J #42-100046 'Patsy Ann' when it crashed shortly after takeoff, believed due to severe icing conditions on a mission to Gilze-Rijen airfield, Holland on 10 February 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35613569
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34450141
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06575877
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19067096 and O-742437
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Patsy Ann
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![The wreck of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-100046) of the 389th Bomb Group, 2 October 1944. Official caption on image: "(GAD-2-7-61SC)(2-10-44)(A/C No. 2100046 - B-24)." Handwritten on reverse: '389BG. Taverham.' On reverse: John H. Woolnough [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414027.jpg.webp?itok=dBtsEDls)
- Date: 10 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
Timerham, near Hethel, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom | 10 February 1944 | in the crash of 42-100046 |
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Born |
New York State, United States | ||
| Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States | |||
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Buried |
Pasquale Mirando rests at Plot G, Row 3, Grave 160 |
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 226 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia