Peter E Pompetti
Military![Lieutenant Peter Pompetti points out his latest "kill" to go onto the bulletin board of the 84th Fighter Squadron to Captain Harold E. Stump. Both are pilots with the 84th Fighter Squadron of the 78th Fighter Group, based at Duxford air base. October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'A visit to an American Fighter Station. This is a pictorial series depicting the various aspects of life of one of the oldest American fighter groups over in England - operationally speaking. The boys are seen lounging aroun](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/freeman/media-377506.jpg)
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 262 - Lieutenant Peter Pompetti points out his latest "kill" to go onto the bulletin board of the 84th Fighter Squadron to Captain Harold E. Stump. Both...
17-Mar-44 Shot down as Pilot of P-47D 42-74641 78FG/84FS while on a mission to provide escort to other P-47s makeing strafing attacks on German airfields in France. The aircraft crashed near Beauvais, France. 1LT Pompetti managed to bale out of the stricken aircraft and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 3102 1POW.
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Units served with
![Group shot of 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, pilots at Duxford. Summer 1944.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-377517.jpg?itok=AmfiRHh5)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 17 March 1944
Places
![Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-377553.jpg?itok=VMRcAG6I)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 17 March 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Returned to Military Control 1-May-1945 when liberated by the Russians. |
Other Last Report Date - Discharged |
9 June 1945 | Last report date: 9-Jun-45 - Discharged in the US. | |
Born |
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Other Promoted |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 27-Feb-2016. Added Note to POW event; added Last Report Date event per NARA WWII POW database.
Lee Cunningham 27-Feb-2016. Made connections to deocrations, Place and Missions; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE and MACR 3102.
MACR 3102 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list