Anthony Tomaselli
Military
Object Number - UPL 70712 - Sgt Anthony Tomaselli
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 24-May-44 in B-17 42-39828. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804465
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 524th Bomb Squadron 379th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 32749141
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Penny Ante
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Utica, New York | 11 December 1922 | BornUtica, New York |
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Enlisted |
Utica, New York | 19 February 1943 | EnlistedUtica, New York |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 24 May 1944 - 29 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland |
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Died |
11 November 1976 | DiedUtica, New York | |
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Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Utica, New York | 14 November 1976 | InterredCalvary CemeteryUtica, New York |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5320 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
