David Michael Musso
MilitaryUSAAF Photo
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. Ben Johnson crew. ETD
Flew 30 missions with the last 9 missions in 'Diana Queen of the Chase' 42-102393. 'Lassie Come Home', 'Channel Express' and 'Hangover Haven' were each flown twice.
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hells Angels Out Of Chute 13, Grossly Inadequate
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hangover Haven
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Buried |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA | 29 October 0200 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California |
Born |
Trinidad, CO | 3 November 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Denver, CO | 20 July 1942 | Denver, Colorado |
Died |
Northridge, CA | 26 October 2000 | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/538854086
https://www.fold3.com/record/74553295/david-m-musso-social-security-dea…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84624028/david-m-musso-wwii-army-enlistmen…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1281
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53702899/david-michael-musso
401st BG.org crew history,
http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1281 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia