Rico S Convertino

Military

Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heaven Can Wait, Boche Buster
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fools Luck III
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Utica, Oneida County, NY 2 June 1921 Son of John Paul and Isabella Theresa [Donato] Convertino.

Enlisted

Albany, NY 8 July 1942 Albany, New York

Died

Buried

Saint Agnes Cemetery Utica, Oneida County, NY Saint Agnes Cemetery Utica, Oneida County, New York
Glendale, CA Draft registration record : - Student at Curtis Wright, Glendale, California.

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.