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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42-52335

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Admirable Little Character
Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

42-52404

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Belle of Boston
Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

42-95018

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Old Doc's Yacht
Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

42-95108

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Envy of em all II
Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

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Event	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.

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Date28 Feb 2024 21:25:59

Contributorjmoore43

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

Date12 Oct 2019 09:26:25

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

Date12 Oct 2019 09:19:28

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:21:18

ContributorAAM

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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