Anthony Filippi

Military

Anthony Filippi was Right Waist gunner on board B-17 ≠42-31880, shot down on the Mannheim mission, 27 May 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

John Joseph Gilbert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32105981 at enlistment, then O-687028
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John Thomas Joblonski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32880035
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Thomas Xavier McKenna

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32881589
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Edward Paul Ridings

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17159649 at enlistment, then O-757747
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Manuel Gerald Rosen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33037982
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-31880

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State 20 August 1923 New York City, New York

Enlisted

27 December 1941 New York City, New York

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

27 May 1944 NARA WWII POW record : "Interned Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow. Returned to Military Control 31 May 1945."

Other

Discharged

3 September 1945

Died

26 July 1976

Born

New York City, New York

Buried

Anthony Filippi rests at the Old Saint Raymond’s Cemetery in Bronx, New York

Revisions

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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

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Corrected FTR date in Biography

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MACR 5338
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
VA Gravesite Locator
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File

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WWII Draft Card

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MACR 5338

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5338 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database