Armand John Ramacitti Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-39769.jpeg UPL 39769 Pilot of 44-6133 2nd Lt Armand J. Ramacitti. Photo courtesy of Jeanne Cronis-Campbell, via Mitch Peeke.
Photo was taken by 2nd Lt Theodore "Teddy" Chronopolis during a training flight prior to leaving for England.

Removed associations not depicted in image. Associated person. Associations added to person record.

Object Number - UPL 39769 - Pilot of 44-6133 2nd Lt Armand J. Ramacitti. Photo courtesy of Jeanne Cronis-Campbell, via Mitch Peeke. Photo was taken by 2nd Lt Theodore "Teddy"...

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Zudausques mission in B-17 44-6133; Due to extensive Flak damage, A/C collided with 42-97942 and crashed at Allhallows-On-Sea, Kent. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6984

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14059710
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 12th Replacement Control Depot 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11121261 / O-704164
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier; Nose Gunner
media-39809.pdf (159.6 KB) Document 39809 Local Newspaper cutting telling Richard Ritter's story.
Image Alan Jasper/Geoff Burke, Via Mitch Peeke.

Alan Jasper/Geoff Burke. Via Mitch Peeke.

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15133310 / O-701755
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31362371
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37298962
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oak Park, Illinois 16 April 1916 Son of Armand John Snr and Lillian A [Perlick] Ramacitti.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 13 November 1941 Chicago, Illinois

Died

Thames Estuary 19 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Zudausques mission in B-17 44-6133; Mid air collision Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6984

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge American Cemetery Plot C Row 3 Grave 30

Based

Kimbolton 19 June 1944 Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

Mitch Peeke.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / see page 394 in Losses of the 8th & 0th

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