Attilio Guido Micci
Military
Object Number - UPL 82651 - T/Sgt Attilio G. Micci
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions.
While home on leave in December 1944, he married Esther Bucciarelli, who at the time was working at the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant making primers for the bombs.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
Connections
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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
![Lieutenant John R Winberg of the 305th Bomb Group climbs into a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-38205) nicknamed "Thundermug". Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 10 Mar 1944.' [stamp] and '310547.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"THUNDERMUG" MAKES THREE BERLIN TRIPS. Associated Press Photo Shows: Lt. John R. Wineberg of Sioux Falls, S. Dakota, emerges from the Fortress "Thundermug" which has been to Berlin three times in four days. ASH265809 10](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378998.jpg.webp?itok=9T71fT-L)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thundermug
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
25 June 1921 | BornChicago Heights, Illinois | |
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Enlisted |
15 October 1941 | EnlistedChicago, Illinois | |
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Other Commissioned |
27 October 1942 | ||
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Other Discharged |
15 October 1945 |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/sub-image/103161244/micci-attilio-us-census-federal-1930
https://www.fold3.com/record/84464796/attilio-g-micci-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105401528/attilio-g-micci
https://www.fold3.com/image/654376297
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84464796/attilio-g-micci-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143756348
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/133413155?objectPage=587
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
![Personnel of the 305th Bomb Group return to base following a mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-38205) nicknamed "Thundermug". Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 10 Mar 1944.' [stamp] and '310548.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'GUNNERS LEAVING THE THUNDERMUG AFTER BERLIN MISSION. Associated Press Photo shows L to R Pte. James R Smith, Feoria, Ill., Ball-turrent Gunner, S/Sgt. Herbert F. Kuban, Cleveland Ohio, Tail-gunner and T/Sg](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378982.jpg.webp?itok=Z2iMbu35)
