Anthony L D'Amore
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 7510
1945, May 17: Letter to Operations
V-Mail sent from Lieutenant Norman T Rosholt to Captain Clarke Kimball, Operations Officer of the 452nd Bomb Group, 17 May 1945.
Transcription: 'Sirs,
Regret to inform you that D'Amor was killed, Galusha was seriously injured and Enroughty is missing as of March 21st. Hoffman, Fuhr, Syvertsen, Hare, Collins and I are okay and here in France. Old 42-97977 is in a thousand pieces.
Say Kimball, can you please check on our clothes and see if they are on the way home. Thanks a lot.
In case you are wondering, we received three flak bursts directly under our ship and one on the waist which knocked out control cables, auto pilot, turn tabs and no 1 + 4 engines. Only made it to Holland.
Best of luck and thanks a lot.
Norman.'
V-Mail sent from Lieutenant Norman T Rosholt to Captain Clarke Kimball, Operations Officer of the 452nd Bomb Group, 17 May 1945.
Transcription: 'Sirs,
Regret to inform you that D'Amor was killed, Galusha was seriously injured and Enroughty is missing as of March 21st. Hoffman, Fuhr, Syvertsen, Hare, Collins and I are okay and here in France. Old 42-97977 is in a thousand pieces.
Say Kimball, can you please check on our clothes and see if they are on the way home. Thanks a lot.
In case you are wondering, we received three flak bursts directly under our ship and one on the waist which knocked out control cables, auto pilot, turn tabs and no 1 + 4 engines. Only made it to Holland.
Best of luck and thanks a lot.
Norman.'
Transcribed letter and associated Capt Kimball.
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Shot down 21 March 1945 in A/C #42-97977 'Rose Etta' near Munster. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rose-Etta
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
21 March 1945 | ||
Born |
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 21 March 1945 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
1999 Unit Roster, MACR 13533 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13533 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database