Pasquale R Spina
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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This picture was taken of Pasquale Spina, my uncle Pat, in 1942. I was born in 1947 and was not fortunate enough to know Uncle Pat but his picture was in the homes of each of his eight sisters -- we grew up seeing this picture each day. R.I.P.
Killed in Action (KIA) 31 July 1944 Shot down by flak and crashed at Schleissheim in B-17 Devil's Luck #4232030
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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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756179
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Devil's Luck
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 July 1944
- Date: 29 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Hartford, CT, USA | 29 October 1942 | |
Died |
Schleissheim , Oberschleißheim, Germany | 31 July 1944 | KIA when his aircraft took a direct flak hit and exploded |
Born |
Stamford, CT, USA | ||
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial • Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Plot F Row 16 Grave 31 | ||
Fairfield County, CT, USA |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
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Contributordogofwar1
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Sources
Exhumed from gravesite near Munich; interred as an unknown in St Avold; subsequently identified (by dental records) and re- interred as "Pasquale Spina."
ContributorAAM
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Sources
ABMC/MACR 7744 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7744 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database