Anthony Dominic Malorni

Military
media-34588.jpeg UPL 34588 SSGT Antony Malorni
Ball Turret Gunner
466th BG = 785th BS

Photo provided by genealogist Marcia Melnyk

Object Number - UPL 34588 - SSGT Antony Malorni Ball Turret Gunner 466th BG = 785th BS

31 missions from 27 May to 25 August 1944 in B-24 'Penthouse for Ten'. [Mission list attached to database form].



DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Dean Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95268) nicknamed "Penthouse for Ten" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24, 466 BG Attlebridge.'

42-95268

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Penthouse for Ten
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 26 December 1923

Enlisted

Akron, OH, USA 21 December 1942

Died

Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA 5 December 2000

Revisions

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Added a space in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5763&h=107079&…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=7250998…

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466th BG Historian

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

Anthony Dominic Malorni: Gallery (2 items)

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