Joseph P D'Arienzo

Military
media-39085.jpeg UPL 39085 491st Bomb Group, May 2009. The final Annual Reunion at the 8th Air Force Museum, Savannah, Georgia, USA. 40 Members were in attendance. Chris "Drake" Dracopoulos.

From the private collection of Chris "Drake" Dracopoulos.

Object Number - UPL 39085 - 491st Bomb Group, May 2009. The final Annual Reunion at the 8th Air Force Museum, Savannah, Georgia, USA. 40 Members were in attendance.

Was actually a gunnery instructor at the base in England. If they ever needed a gunner for replacement on a mission he would then be sent with a crew. He completed about 16 missions

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Massena, New York 28 July 1922

Died

2 October 2012

Buried

Massena, New York

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Dennis

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Object number: UPL 39085 - 491st Bomb Group, May 2009. The final Annual...