John Alfred Fino

Military
First Lieutenant John A. Fino, of the 44th Bomb Group with a pistol given to him by the Mayor of Oristano. Marked as Not To Be Published 25 Oct 1943. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'Fortress Crewman Was Made Honorary Mayor. When the crew of a burnt-out Liberator bomber which came down near the town of Oristano, Sardinia, recovered from their narrow escape they were feted by the townspeople and one of them, 1st Lt. John A. Fino, who is of Italian descent, was made an Honorary Mayor. Associated Press media-407962.jpg FRE 3456 First Lieutenant John A. Fino, of the 44th Bomb Group with a pistol given to him by the Mayor of Oristano. Marked as Not To Be Published 25 Oct 1943. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'Fortress Crewman Was Made Honorary Mayor. When the crew of a burnt-out Liberator bomber which came down near the town of Oristano, Sardinia, recovered from their narrow escape they were feted by the townspeople and one of them, 1st Lt. John A. Fino, who is of Italian descent, was made an Honorary Mayor. Associated Press Photo Shows: 1st Lt. John A. Fino, of Martinez, Calif., who was made an Honorary Mayor of Oristano when his Liberator bomber crashed near the town, is here seen with a revolver given to him by the Mayor.' Ministry of Information [Stamp]. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 3456 - First Lieutenant John A. Fino, of the 44th Bomb Group with a pistol given to him by the Mayor of Oristano. Marked as Not To Be Published 25 Oct 1943....

Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 42-40629. ETD.



Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

People

Kenneth Marion Caldwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1699045
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot

Aircraft

42-40629

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Scorpion
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Martinez, California 13 March 1920

Enlisted

Moffet Field, CA 9 December 1941 Moffet Field, California

Died

Tucson, AZ 26 February 2008

Based

Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

John Alfred Fino: Gallery (2 items)

First Lieutenant John A. Fino, of the 44th Bomb Group with a pistol given to him by the Mayor of Oristano. Marked as Not To Be Published 25 Oct 1943. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'Fortress Crewman Was Made Honorary Mayor. When the crew of a burnt-out Liberator bomber which came down near the town of Oristano, Sardinia, recovered from their narrow escape they were feted by the townspeople and one of them, 1st Lt. John A. Fino, who is of Italian descent, was made an Honorary Mayor. Associated Press

Object number: FRE 3456 - First Lieutenant John A. Fino, of the 44th Bomb...

Object number: UPL 47846 - 389BG Pictorial review pg14 featuring John Fino...