Angelo Peter Aspesi
Military
Object Number - UPL 14315 - At Lete Air Base near Bengazi, Libya, standing by their airplane, Teggie Ann - Honey Chile, for the Ploesti mission, members of the 376th Bomb...
SSgt. Angelo Aspeci was assigned to the 515th Bomb Squadron, the 376th Bomb Group, and TDY to the 9th Air Force. He was a crew member on the B-24D, 42-40664, Teggie Ann, flown by Col. K.K. Compton on the Ploesti oil refinery bombing mission, successfully returning to Benghazi, Libya. RTB. 1-Aug-43
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15082421 / O-661935
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: B-24D Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description: 177 B-24’s, of IX Bomber Command (including Heavy Bombers on loan from Eighth AF) are dispatched to bomb oil refineries at Ploesti and nearby Campina. The operation (TIDALWAVE) is costly, 54 planes and 532 airmen being lost, but damage to the targets...
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Boston, MA | 5 January 1921 | Son of Julio and Paulette [Senaldi] Aspesi. |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 6 June 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Died |
30 January 2017 | ||
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Buried |
Woodbrook Cemetery Woburn, Middlesex County, MA | Woodbrook Cemetery Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | |
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Other Wounded WIA |
Algeria | Left thigh, shrapnel wound. Admitted to hospital, Algeria. RTD Oct-43. | |
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Based |
Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
SSgt. Angelo Aspeci - American Air Museum In Britain ----- Best Web - B-24 - 42-40644 - Teggie Ann
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https://lynch-cantillon.com/obituaries/2017/01/30/angelo-p-aspesi/
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176098876/angelo-peter-aspesi
Added a connection to the 515th BS mentioned in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
USAAF Photo.
