Philip A Capo

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Pont-Audemer, France in B-17G #42-31380 on 8 February 1944. The crew baled out prior to the crash. Evaded (EVD). Sheltered, clothed, fed and transported by French citizens and members of the Résistance. Was brought back to England in a British Motor Torpedo Boat from a Brittany port on 16-17 March 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 459.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Emmett William Bone

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38240400
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Edward Joseph Carey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811553
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

David H Flores

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-682097
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

James S Fulgham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18217643
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Joseph Ignatius Gorrono

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32419761
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-31380

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Evaded

France 8 February 1944 - 17 March 1944

Born

Gainesville, Florida, USA

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 2498
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 459

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2498 / MACR 2498, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database