Albert T DiMinno

Military
media-17206.png UPL 17206 Left to right back row: Jarvis Allen, Gerald Tucker, Al DiMinno.
Front row: Victor Ciganek, Rudy Thigpen, James Bowcock.
Photo taken after B-17 #42-3119 ditched into the North Sea on July 26, 1943.

my father's photo

Object Number - UPL 17206 - Left to right back row: Jarvis Allen, Gerald Tucker, Al DiMinno. Front row: Victor Ciganek, Rudy Thigpen, James Bowcock. Photo taken after B-17...

Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3119. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base.

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-2990 'Dame Satan', Evaded (EVD). See the full story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fdiminnat.html

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Jarvis Allen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35430340
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Victor Ciganek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32392925
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Carlyle Hahn Darling

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-673492
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Jack Arthur Hargis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19092104 and O-734080
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Leland George Judy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15321001
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

Bob Campbell Crew

42-2990

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dame Satan
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

42-3119

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Destiny's Tot
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

27 March 1914 Canton, Ohio, United States

Other

Evaded capture (EVD)

17 August 1943 - 3 November 1943 see details at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fdiminnat.html - Back in UK from Gibraltar on 6 November 1943.

Died

17 May 1985 Las Vegas, Nevada
Canton, Ohio, United States

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Connected with Leland Judy

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Added link to his page at www.evasioncomete.be
Missing Air Crew Report MACR 277
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 187 ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5554827 )

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorV York
Changes
Sources

My father's diary

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor; MACR 277

Albert T DiMinno: Gallery (5 items)

Object number: UPL 17133 - Back row left to right: Waist gunner: Gerald...

Object number: UPL 17142 - Photo taken 31 July 1943. Back, left to right...

Object number: UPL 17168 - Left to right: Victor Ciganek, Jarvis Allen...

Object number: UPL 17206 - Left to right back row: Jarvis Allen, Gerald...

Object number: UPL 17291 - Left to right: James Bowcock, Al DiMinno, Vic...