Joseph Bonanno

Military

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Dresden in B-17 'Sack-Time' 42-102544; crashed near Dresden on 17-Apr-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14168



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Blaine E Thomas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-785019
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102544

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sack Time
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Baled out POW

Dresden, Germany 17 April 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Dresden in B-17 'Sack-Time' 42-102544; crashed near Dresden on 17-Apr-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14168

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Festung Königstein, Germany 17 April 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Held at Oflag IV-B [Konigstein Fortress]. Held along with Lt Blaine Thomas.
Tenafly, New Jersey, USA Next of Kin Mrs Rose D Bonanno residing Tenafly, NJ.

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Molesworth 17 April 1945 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/29036036
Blaine Thomas recollections - http://www.303rdbg.com/unusual-1.html

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/29036036
Sgt Loy E. Tingley recollections - http://www.303rdbg.com/unusual-1.html

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14168 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database