Anthony Gaeta

Military

Shot down 4 February 1943 in B-17F #41-24589 'Texas Bronco' while serving as Waist Gunner. Prisoner of War (POW). Aircraft was damaged by flak on a mission to bomb the port area of Emden, German (last resort) then attacked by German fighters, ME 110s and JU88s. The pilots crash landed on the beach at Terschelling, Holland and destroyed the plane.



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24589

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Texas Bronco
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 4 January 1943 - 12 June 1945 Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Genikendorf (near Krems), Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-Jun-45.

Born

Binghamton, New York, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2015. Added decorations, made connection to Place and Mission within existing website data; Corrected role to Waist Gunner per 91BG/323BS Daily Report of 4-Feb-43; Added SN per MACR 15124. Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Edited Biography adding crew position and target information per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15124 / MACR 15124, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 73, National Archives POW web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database