Noel A Cunefare

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Black and white portrait of man, posed at angle wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. Hat is tilted on his head. There are silver wings on the upper left-side of the jacket, and a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat. A single silver bar is on the shoulder. Only the head and upper torso of man are visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and smiling slightly with mouth open. UPL 60455 UPL 60455 Noel A. Cunefare, 749th BS, 457th BG

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Object Number - UPL 60455 - Noel A. Cunefare, 749th BS, 457th BG

Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Telfs in B-17 42-97601

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97601

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gypsy Gal
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

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Died

19 July 1944

Born

Montrose, Illinois

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7548

Noel A Cunefare: Gallery (2 items)

Black and white portrait of man, posed at angle wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. Hat is tilted on his head. There are silver wings on the upper left-side of the jacket, and a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat. A single silver bar is on the shoulder. Only the head and upper torso of man are visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and smiling slightly with mouth open.

Object number: UPL 60455 - Noel A. Cunefare, 749th BS, 457th BG

Grey Double Headstone withe following etched: In Memory, Noel Andy, 1st. LT. Army Air Corps, Sept. 12, 1923, Lost His Life Over Germany July 19. 1944; Arlan Edward, Chief Gunners Mate Aug. 25. 1918 Lost In Pacific With Us.S Twiggs June 16, 1945; Son's Of A O. & E. G. Cunefare

Object number: UPL 60708 - Noel A. Cunefare, 1st Lt, 457th BG