Dante G Ciocchi
MilitaryAssigned to 360FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
21 January 1923 | ||
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Other Crashed |
Cologne, Germany | 17 October 1944 | Mech Failure Cologne Cat 3 damage 2Lt Dante G Ciocchi, 17-Oct-44. P-47D 42-27314 - 360FS 356FG 8AF |
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Died |
21 October 1991 | ||
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Promotion |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Based |
Martlesham Heath | ||
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Other Promotion |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Buried |
Haydenville, Williamsburg, MA 01039, USA | Saint Marys Assumption Cemetery Haydenville Hampshire County, MA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list