Anthony Paul Mazzei
MilitaryAnthony Mazzei served as a flight engineer/top turret gunner with the 579th Bomb Squadron of the 392nd Bomb Group out of Wendling, England. He was part of Rogillio's crew.
Shot down 13 December 1943 in B-17 #427626 'Liberty Belle. ' Prisoner of War (POW)
He had entered service at Camp Upton, NY 28 August 1942 and joined 392nd BG in September 1943. He was discharged on 5 October 1945.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Liberty Belle
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Fort Jay, Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA | 11 August 1942 | |
|
Born |
New York, USA | ||
| Suffolk County, NY, USA |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1732
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=324…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.b-24.net/aircrew/mnames.html