Patrick Francis Romano
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew of Panama Hattie. 12-Aug-43 on mission to oil refinery in Germany in B17 42-29933, landed with severe bomb damage.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735753
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, NY | 4 March 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 2 September 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
30 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
New Port Richey, FL | 20 April 2003 | |
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Buried |
Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, FL | 24 April 2003 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida |
| Port Jefferson Station, L.I., NY | |||
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 232; 379th Bomb Group Anthology