Peter Michael Volpini
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Andy Volpini. His nephew
Object Number - UPL 37307 - Peter Volpini
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Lutzendorf in B-17 42-31060 9-Feb-45; mid air collision, crashed near Jaraczewo, Poland. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12245.
Awards: PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34117094 / O-1051306
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886631
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pogue Ma Hone
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Jaraczewo, Poland
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Maryland | 23 July 1925 | Son of Sabatino and Louise [Colati] Volpini. |
|
Enlisted |
Sheppard Field, Witchita Falls, TX | 25 October 1943 | Sheppard Field, Witchita Falls, Texas |
|
Died |
Jaraczewo, Poland | 9 February 1945 | |
|
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 9 February 1945 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Parkwood Cemetery and Mausoleum Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD | Parkwood Cemetery and Mausoleum Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/memorial/641422107/volpini-peter-m-sgt/stories
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62143361/peter-m-volpini
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 191 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
MACR 12245 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
