Anthony Thomas Orlando
Military
Rear L-R: Capt John A Long, 1Lt George M Carrol, 1Lt Giuseppe Cascio, 1Lt Amon E. "Butch" Earhart
Front L-R: S/Sgt Anthony T Orlando, S/Sgt Albert J Ledley, S/Sgt Mace Henson, T/Sgt Ralph T Jennings, T/Sgt Clarence G Wilson, S/Sgt Frank C Logan
Object Number - UPL 37287 - "Lt Long and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 21 November 1943." Rear L-R: Capt...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-May-44 in B-17 42-97260 'Bow-Ur-Neck-Stevens', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-799811
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bow-Ur-Neck Steves
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Houston, Texas, USA | 26 October 1923 | Son of Sam Orlando. |
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Enlisted |
Houston, TX | 6 November 1942 | Houston, Texas |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 11 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
14 October 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
1 July 1992 | ||
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Based |
Molesworth | 11 May 1944 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4868 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
