Frank Alfred Castellucci
MilitaryShot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30135 'Trouble Shooter. ' Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag 17 in Austria.
18 months later, he and fellow prisoners were on a forced march when
General Patton's advanced scouts found and liberated them!
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Trouble Shooter
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Union City, NJ, USA | 3 October 1921 | Born in West Hoboken, NJ now part of Union City, NJ |
|
Died Prisoner of War (POW) |
Durham, NC, USA | 30 July 2015 - 14 October 1943 | passed away at the Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC |
Revisions
ContributorKD4ITI
Sources
Dave Wentzel
Carolinas Aviation Museum
ContributorKD4ITI
Sources
Dave Wentzel
Carolinas Aviation Museum
ContributorAAM
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 855 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database