Valentine Villanueva
Military
Object Number - UPL 63426 - T/Sgt Valentine Villanueva
Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. 1 x mission. Shot down 25-Nov-44 in B-17 43-37869 'Blond Bomber' Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, PH, EAME, WWII Victory
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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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16104515 / O-826861
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blond Bomber’
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Webster, Texas, USA | 27 February 1925 | Born Webster, Texas |
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Enlisted |
22 June 1943 | ||
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft I, Barth Germany | 25 November 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft I |
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Other Discharged |
13 November 1945 | ||
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Enlisted |
14 November 1945 | Joined USAAF Reserves | |
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Other Discharged |
30 June 1965 | ||
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Died |
Littleton, Colorado | 7 September 2008 | Died Littleton, Colorado |
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Buried |
Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Colorado | 10 September 2008 | Interred Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Colorado |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10756 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
