Vito Portanova

Military
media-26202.jpeg UPL 26202 Pasquale J Carino, tail gunner; Vito Portanova, engr.; Harold Russell Strickland, toggilier; Everett Willemsen, pilot; Ernest W Lutz, CP; James M Pandiani, radio in front of B-26 'Bar Fly' probably while still in England.

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Object Number - UPL 26202 - Pasquale J Carino, tail gunner; Vito Portanova, engr.; Harold Russell Strickland, toggilier; Everett Willemsen, pilot; Ernest W Lutz, CP; James M...

Assigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing raid on the Eller railroad bridge, Germany went missing after attacks by enemy fighters, last seen with one engine on fire. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44. MACR 11487.



Awards: AM (11 OLC), PH.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'

397th Bomb Group

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

People

Bernard F Senart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 599th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35120381 / O-687770
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

42-96182

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Miss Furie
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 599th Bomb Squadron

Missions

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95865) nicknamed "Sky Hag" of the 391st Bomb Group.

757

  • Date: 23 December 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pennsylvania, USA 15 June 1924

Enlisted

Albany, NY, USA 4 December 1942

Died

54531 Eckfeld, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) bombing raid on the Eller railroad bridge, Germany went missing after attacks by enemy fighters, last seen with one engine on fire. KIA. 23-Dec-44. MACR 11487.
New York, NY, USA

Based

Rivenhall 23 December 1944 Assigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City Luxembourg

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https://www.fold3.com/page/83636267_vito_portanova/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/46701970
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/3055721600
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmdate.asp?thedate=441223&Submi…
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