Pasquale J Carino
Military
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UPL 26202
Pasquale J Carino, tail gunner; Vito Portanova, engr.; Harold Russell Strickland, toggilier; Everett Willemsen, pilot; Ernest W Lutz, CP; James M Pandiani, radio in front of B-26 'Bar Fly' probably while still in England.
Assigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. 65 x combat missions flown. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing raid on the Eller railroad bridge, Germany went missing after attacks by enemy fighters, last seen with one engine on fire. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44. MACR 11487.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 599th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35120381 / O-687770
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Miss Furie
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 599th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Westchester County, NY, USA | 1 November 1924 | Son of Mrs Rose Carino. |
Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 15 March 1943 | |
Died |
54531 Eckfeld, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing raid on the Eller railroad bridge, Germany went missing after attacks by enemy fighters, last seen with one engine on fire. KIA. 23-Dec-44. MACR 11487. |
New York, NY, USA | |||
Based |
Rivenhall | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
New Rochelle, NY, USA | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery New Rochelle New York |