Louis Paul Paltrineri
MilitaryAssigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Louis flew 30 missions as a Radio Operator with the 100th Bomb Group from Thorpe Abbots. He was shot down on 24-May-44 in B-17 42-97845 and was taken as a Prisoner of War.
Awards: DFC, AM, PH (2OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
After the war he raised his family in Wellesley and moved to Holliston in 1977.
From his patch.com obituary:
'He was selected the Holliston Citizen of the Year in 1995. Louis loved gardening and spending time with his family. He loved to serenade his wife and family with classic tunes on the organ. He was a devoted Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Bruins fan.'
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-425146
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Alice From Dallas II aka Rogers Raiders
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA | 30 July 1924 | Son of Angleo and Josephine [Tarsi] Paltrineri-Cononi. |
Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 30 July 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | 15 October 1943 - 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
78-220 Tychowo, Poland | 24 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Shot down |
Berlin, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Shot down 24-May-44 in B-17 42-97845 and was taken as a Prisoner of War. |
Died |
Holliston, MA, USA | 4 May 2015 | Aged 90. Survived by his wife of 71 years, Treva Fay Lynch. |
Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery Wellesley Norfolk County, MA | 7 May 2015 | Woodlawn Cemetery Wellesley Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
Other Graduated from Wellesley High School |
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Holliston, MA, USA | |||
Other Purchased Fiske’s General store |
Holliston, MA, USA |
Revisions
Removed # from A/C Serial to aid clarity and consistency.
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https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152175634/louis-paul-paltrineri
100th Bomb Group profile: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=3989…
Holliston Reporter: http://www.hollistonreporter.com/article/10815/louis-p-paltrineri-at-90…
Patch.com obituary: http://patch.com/massachusetts/holliston-hopkinton/louis-paltrineri-arm…
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 5151 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5151 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database