Arthur Leonard Canziani

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263



Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Everett Laverne Bartholomew

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39096585
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Jack T Bishop

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14104331
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

Edward Douglas Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37375902
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Robert Albert Grimes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6983789
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Francis Page Nelson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13062515 / O-677552
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot

Aircraft

42-5444

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: We Dood It
  • Unit: 403rd Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

30 January 1944

Born

Chappaqua, New York, USA

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, Missouri

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Belgium 30 January 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2263 / MACR 2263, 8th AF Losses, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database