Salvador Maggio

Military
media-18243.jpeg UPL 18243 Muscle Bound #2
Left to right
Sargent Salvador Maggio
Pilot: Lieutnant William Chapman
Staff Sargent Edward Wagner

D. Chapman

Object Number - UPL 18243 - Muscle Bound #2 Left to right Sargent Salvador Maggio Pilot: Lieutnant William Chapman Staff Sargent Edward Wagner

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 551st Fighter Training Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-792804
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Muscle Bound #2
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hillsborough County, FL, USA 6 January 1909

Enlisted

Starke, FL 32091, USA 20 January 1942 Camp Blanding Florida

Based

Duxford Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in book Duxford Diary by The Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition

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