Julius Eugene Valenzano

Military

Object Number - UPL 70289 - S/Sgt Julius E. Valenzano

Assigned to 753BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Tooman crew. Transferred to 388th BG 11-Aug-44. ETD

 

 

Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Wilfred Tooman

Wilfred Ferguson Tooman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 753rd Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39157878 / O-745764
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Robert Dix

42-100431

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bomb-Ah-Dear
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40283) nicknamed "Lassie Come Home" of the 458th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '44-40283- Lassie Come Home- Tracy Pilot.'

44-40283

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

21 November 1915 BornOakland, California

Enlisted

3 January 1941 EnlistedFort Ord, California

Died

24 April 2010 DiedSacramento, California

Revisions

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Sources

https://458bg.com/combat-crews/tooman/

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https://www.fold3.com/image/632398180

https://www.fold3.com/record/111245917/julius-eugene-valenzano-us-social-security-death-index

https://www.fold3.com/record/90680262/julius-e-valenzano-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sacbee/name/julius-valenzano-obituary?id=11929765

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/146936756?objectPage=791

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.458bg.com/crew22tooman.htm

Julius Eugene Valenzano: Gallery (4 items)

Julius Valenzano

Object number: UPL 70289 - S/Sgt Julius E. Valenzano

Julius Valenzano

Object number: UPL 70294 - S/Sgt Julius E. Valenzano

Julius Valenzano

Object number: UPL 70299 - S/Sgt Julius E. Valenzano

Julius Valenzano

Object number: UPL 70304 - Julius E. and Sally Valenzano.