Pete D Giughello
Military
Edward F. Kaspshak Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Standing Left to Right: Edward F. Kaspshak (P), Peter P. Igoe (N), Thomas Baker (B), James J. Ruzicka (CP)
Kneeling Left to Right: Russell Jackson (R/O), Robert D. Fox (LWG), Louis J. McCarville (FE), Peter Guiegello (TG), Lawrence M. Brunstrom (BTG), Gene Carroll (RWG)
This crew was shot down on their 14th combat mission, 18 July 1944. Kaspshak, Ruzicka, Igoe and McCarville were all KIA.
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 18403 - Crew #535 Edward F. Kaspshak Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: Edward F. Kaspshak (P), Peter P. Igoe (N), Thomas Baker (B),...
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed into English Channel on 7/18/44 in B-24 Spare Parts #4129350
POW
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 3680501
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-705810
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Crenshaw, PA 15824, USA | 11 June 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
New Cumberland Army Depot, Fairview, PA, USA | 25 April 1942 | |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
Mont Saint-Michel, France | 18 July 1944 | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Crenshaw, PA 15824, USA | 20 December 1984 | December 20, 1984 |
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Buried |
Brockway, PA 15824, USA | 23 December 1984 | Saint Tobias Cemetery Brockway Jefferson County Pennsylvania, USA |
| Jefferson County, PA, USA |
Revisions
Pete's daughter provided the information based on personal knowledge and his DD214.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8163 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database