Melvin Newton Toloso
MilitaryAssigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew with James Crew. Completed 29 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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 614th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shark Tooth
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Camden, MO | 9 July 1925 | Son of Doshia |
Enlisted |
Kansas City, MO | 25 August 1943 | Kansas City, Missouri |
Other Discharged USAAF |
1 March 1970 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Bossier City, LA | 4 October 2002 | |
Buried |
Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mausoleum Red Chute, Bossier Parish,LA | 7 October 2002 | Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mausoleum Red Chute, Bossier Parish, LA |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
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=2477">http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2477>