Vincent Louis Verderame

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media-36531.jpeg UPL 36531 Statement of Witness, Midair Collision March 1, 1945. 43-38273 and 42-38035 Robert Bobby Keenan

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Object Number - UPL 36531 - Statement of Witness, Midair Collision March 1, 1945. 43-38273 and 42-38035

Vincent Verderame was Radio Operator/Gunner on B-17G #43-38273 involved in a mid-air collision over Ostend, Belgium with B-17 #42-38035 (also 550th BS) on 1 March 1945 (mission to Ulm, Germany.) Crashed near Ostend, Belgium. Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Charles Leroy Abney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39551795
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

George Conrad Burger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-782153
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Harry Edwin Clabaugh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36441410
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

James William Hendon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34834337
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Robert Emmett Keenan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 02064267
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-38035

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mr Lucky
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

43-38273

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sugar Jo
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

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Born

7 June 1925

Buried

Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pennsylvania, United States

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Added middle name

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MACR 16036

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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Vincent Louis Verderame: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 36531 - Statement of Witness, Midair Collision March 1...

Object number: UPL 36532 - Report of Aircraft Accident March 1 1945 43-38273