John Frank Canale
Military
Rear L-R: GC*, Donald Chiu, Lucene La Crosse, Ora Akins, Gordon Reiher, Richard Bill, GC*.
Front L-R: GC*, Carl Djernes, Rex Davis, Raymond Spiva, John Canale, GC*.
GC* Ground crew.
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Object Number - UPL 53035 - "Lt. Djernes and crew of the 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 18 January...
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x combat missions. Carl Djernes crew. ETD.
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
Post war: Became a personal injury litigation attorney in private practice. In 1993, he merged his firm, Canale, Madden and Burke with Bouvier Law, where he remained as special counsel.
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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 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19151298 / O-770601
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Buffalo, NY | 29 April 1922 | Son of Jack and Madalene [Cusimano] Canale. |
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Died |
Amherst, NY | 12 April 2017 | |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=805