Anthony T Colletti

Military

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour Duty (ETD). Credited 1 kill [Air], 5 x destroyed [Ground].



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"
Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.

Wormingford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA 6 August 1942 Fort Jay Governors Island New York.

Based

Duxford 15 February 1945 - 9 July 1945 Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Wormingford 9 July 1945 Transferred to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Connecticut, USA

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Rego Park, Queens, NY, USA

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/86258488-anthony-t-colletti

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133