Paul S Faggioli

Military

Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Lt Melvin Watson crew. Flight crew for B-24 assembly ship 'First Sergeant', when flares set A/C ablaze, along with pilot received facial burns in the ensuing fire 27-May-44.



Awards: DFC, AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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People

Aircraft

41-29596

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hell's Angels
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-100341) nicknamed "Satan's Mate" of the 458th Bomb Group.

42-100341

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Satan's Mate
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

42-100362

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sweet Lorraine | Boomerang
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

42-40127

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Bucket Of Bolts - First Sergeant
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 330th Bomb Squadron 754th Bomb Squadron

42-50279

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

25 October 1919

Enlisted

8 October 1942 Newark, New Jersey

Other

Discharged USAAF

21 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

29 March 1988

Based

Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

 

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/record/14199090-paul-s-faggioli
https://www.fold3.com/record/83625711-paul-s-faggioli
https://www.fold3.com/record/625390442-paul-faggioli-1919
https://www.fold3.com/image/668098858?terms=paul%20faggioli
https://www.fold3.com/image/668098876?terms=paul%20faggioli
https://www.458bg.com/stories-firstsergeant
https://www.458bg.com/crew53watson.htm

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/record/14199090-paul-s-faggioli
https://www.fold3.com/record/83625711-paul-s-faggioli
https://www.fold3.com/record/625390442-paul-faggioli-1919
https://www.fold3.com/image/668098858?terms=paul%20faggioli
https://www.fold3.com/image/668098876?terms=paul%20faggioli
https://www.458bg.com/stories-firstsergeant
https://www.458bg.com/crew53watson.htm

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

458bg.com,Watson crew, crew member list & picture included / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia