William E Salviani

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew number 59. 24 x combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11131



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

Dana Elson Gary

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12130233 / O-817196
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8080

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Saint
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Missions

731

  • Date: 30 November 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kings County, NY 20 February 1918 Son of Rosario and Concetta Micciancio.

Enlisted

New York City, NY 3 May 1943

Died

Flur Oberkotzau, Germany 30 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. KIA MACR 11131
Brooklyn, New York

Based

Framlingham 30 November 1944 Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, NY Re-Interred Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/30641957
https://www.fold3.com/record/86608843-william-e-salviani
https://www.fold3.com/image/310770615?rec=299521998
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82598024/william-e-salviani

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11131