John Vincent Fanelli
MilitaryAssigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on 13th mission. A/C damaged by flak and landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland on 5-Sep-44 in B-24 42-95205 'Lonesome Polecat'. Interned. INT
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (5 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: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Observer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38488501
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania | 21 November 1921 | Son of John H and Natalie [Clarke] Fanelli. |
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Enlisted |
Pottsville, PA | 12 August 1942 | Pottsville, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Pottsville, PA | 27 September 2007 | |
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Based |
Hethel | 5 September 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. | ||
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Buried |
Annunciation Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, PA | Annunciation Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/621556128/john-fanelli-1921-veterans-affai…
https://swissinternees.tripod.com/aircraft.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182946127/john-vincent-fanelli
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 8601