Alfonso John Salvagna
Military ROLL OF HONOURAlfonso Salvagna was Radio Operator/Gunner on board B-17 #42-5953 'Skin and Bones'. Collided with B-17 #42-30518 on 4 January 1944. Crashed near Gross-Essepe, between Lingen and Emmen, Germany, near the German/Dutch border. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18104135 at enlistment, then O-677454
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682316
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18192819
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18034208 at enlistment, then O-683989
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10601117
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Skin & Bones
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New London, Connecticut, USA | 5 July 1920 | |
Enlisted |
3 September 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 4 January 1944 | |
New London, Connecticut | |||
Buried |
Alfonso Salvagna rests at the Saint Mary Cemetery in New London, Connecticut |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
WWII Draft Registration card
NARA WWII Enlistment record
VA Gravesite Locator
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2017 / MACR 2017, 8th AF Losses; Snetterton Falcons pg 82 and 97 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database