Paul Albert Tognetti

Military
media-26666.jpeg UPL 26666 Lead crew of bombing mission to Lutzkendorf, Germany, pose in front of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 44-8137. 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, England. 10 September 1944. Pilot Colonel Richard H Cole.

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Object Number - UPL 26666 - Lead crew of bombing mission to Lutzkendorf, Germany, pose in front of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 44-8137. 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group,...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x missions. End Tour Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Richard H Cole

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-392754
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Squadron Commander

Charles Otto Mainwaring

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19094012 / O-760640
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber Pilot

Aircraft

43-37537

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queen of Hearts

44-6309

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duchess Granddaughter
  • Unit: 359th Bomb Squadron 303rd Bomb Group

44-8137

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

44-8256

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Girl

Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group fly in formation.

514

  • Date: 4 August 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

South San Francisco, CA, USA 27 June 1923

Enlisted

Salinas Muni Airport-SNS, 30 Mortensen Ave, Salinas, CA 93905, USA 29 June 1942 Salinas Aab California

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

England, UK 26 November 1944 Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Died

South San Francisco, CA, USA 1 May 2009

Based

Molesworth 26 November 1944 Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Colma, CA, USA Italian Cemetery Colma San Mateo County California, USA

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/85014266_paul_a%20tognetti/details/
http://www.303rdbg.com/lc240.html
http://www.303rdbg.com/lc271a.html
http://www.303rdbg.com/359mainwaring.html
http://anyflip.com/hjlk/pgtr/basic
http://ibrarian.net/navon/paper/303rd_BG__H__Combat_Mission_No__218_4_A…
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45236270

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-tuv.html#T

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