Guy Vincent Bosso
MilitaryAssigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. Chas Lang crew. 12 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer in B-24 #42-51322 17-Dec-44; lagging behind formation, set upon by Fw190, #3 engine set aflame, A/C exploded. Baled out into Danube. RTD MACR 10742
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14075334 / O-667823
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Kensington, PA | 22 June 1916 | Son of Vincent and Jenny [Passero] Bosso. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY | 16 February 1942 | Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York |
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Other Baled out POW |
25 miles south of Budapest, Hungary | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer in B-24 42-51322 17-Dec-44; lagging behind formation, set upon by Fw190, #3 engine set aflame, A/C exploded. Baled out into Danube. RTD MACR 10742 |
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Died |
East Rochester, NY | 25 November 2004 | |
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Born |
Rochester, NY | ||
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Buried |
White Haven Memorial Park Pittsford, Monroe County, NY | White Haven Memorial Park Pittsford, Monroe County, NY | |
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Based |
Torretta | 17 December 1944 | Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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