Emidio L Bellante

Military
media-38477.jpeg UPL 38477 Lt. Emidio L. Bellante enlisted in Philadelphia, PA, on 29 March 1943. Assigned to the 370th Fighter Squadron, Lt. Bellante, of Easton, PA, completed his tour of duty with the 359th Fighter Group on 21 July 1945. 359th Fighter Group collection

Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.

Object Number - UPL 38477 - Lt. Emidio L. Bellante enlisted in Philadelphia, PA, on 29 March 1943. Assigned to the 370th Fighter Squadron, Lt. Bellante, of Easton, PA, completed...

Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with shared destruction of 8 x Locomotives and damaged 3 others. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

P-51 Mustangs, including (CS-H, serial number 44-14979) and (CS-C, serial number 44-72208) nicknamed "Delectable" of the 359th Fighter Group lined up at East Wretham. Associated caption: 'Line up of P-51s starting with CH-H, 414979.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Delectable
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Philadelphia, PA, USA 29 March 1943 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other

Crashed

Harris, Miller, MO 65707, USA 25 September 1943 Taxiing Accident Harris Field, MO Cat 3 damage 2Lt Emidio L Bellante. PT-23 42-47496 73 AAFFTD.

Based

East Wretham 28 March 1945 Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Easton, PA, USA

Born

Northampton County, PA, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Unit History, friend Jim Reid

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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