Andrew Piter Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-34289.jpeg UPL 34289 Tec Sergeant 4 - Andy Piter, Jr., 1775th Maintenance and Ordnance Group, 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell, England (June 23rd, 1943 thru April 23rd, 1945). Killed in the Isle of Man Crash on 23.4.45 and buried in Cambridge on 27.4.45. Body interred in June of 1948 and returned to Rostraver, PA (Olive Branch Cemetery). Don Madar Collection

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Object Number - UPL 34289 - Tec Sergeant 4 - Andy Piter, Jr., 1775th Maintenance and Ordnance Group, 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell, England (June 23rd, 1943 thru April 23rd,...

KIS 23 April 1945 on excursion flight to Ireland. 31 men were picked to go on one-week vacation to Belfast, Ireland. Crashed into 2,000- foot peak on Isle of Man.



To 858 AESq



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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38856

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

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Died

Killed in Service (KIS)

Isle of Man 23 April 1943

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Updated the Died event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Don Madar Collection

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https://www.amazon.com/Only-Son-381st-Life-Piter/dp/1541339843

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All; 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; Roll of Honor / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx

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Object number: UPL 34289 - Tec Sergeant 4 - Andy Piter, Jr., 1775th...

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