Francis J Santangelo
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Technical Sergeant Francis J Sant'angelo of the 94th Bomb Group
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Killed in action when his B-17 (Serial Number 42-3331) "Salty's Naturals" crashed near Evreux after colliding with an enemy FW 190 on a mission to Le Bourget on 14 July 1943.
The enemy aircraft was flown by Uffz Gerhard Nuss who managed to safely bail out over Tourneville
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-487064
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Photographer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Naturals, Salty's Naturals
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 14 July 1943 | Killed in Action |
Enlisted |
Illinois, USA | ||
Buried |
Plot B Row 18 Grave 24 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 116 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database