Calvin C Ferrari
Military ROLL OF HONOURUSAAF photo
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Date: 11 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
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 |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Corrected the date of the Died event.
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