Calvin C Ferrari

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media-40371.jpeg UPL 40371 S/Sgt Calvin C Ferrari

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Object Number - UPL 40371 - S/Sgt Calvin C Ferrari

Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611; shot down by flak, crashed Hagondange, France. Bialed out un-wounded, landed in trees canopy, shot by civilian in the forearm and stomach. Died of wounds next day. MACR 4870



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15097184 / O-738153
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA 25 February 1921 Son of Joseph and Alma [Angeli] Ferrari.

Enlisted

Wilkes Barre, PA 27 August 1942 Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Buried

Dillengen, Germany 12 May 1944 Interred Dillengen cemetery

Died

Hagondange, France 12 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611; shot down by flak, crashed Hagondange, France. Baled out un-wounded, landed in trees canopy, shot by civilian in the forearm and stomach. Died of wounds next day. MACR 4870

Buried

2 March 1949 Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France Plot E Row 25 Grave 36

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Chelveston 11 May 1944 Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.
Hazleton, PA

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