Walter Joseph Ambrogetti
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled on Mission (KOM) on 17-Sep-44. Plane exploded on take-off. Plane was B-17 42-97872
"Rosie's Sweat Box". Cpl. Walter J. Ambrogetti survived the crash but died later the same day of his wounds
Awards: PH.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rosie's Sweat Box
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Klamath Falls, OR | 5 March 1923 | Son of Tomasso A. Ambrogetti and Rosa Pedersen. |
Enlisted |
Portland, OR | 24 September 1943 | Portland, Oregon |
Died |
Deenethorpe, UK | 17 September 1944 | |
Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | 18 September 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot F Row 3 Grave 74 |
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Added a "." in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency
Added a connection to A/C #42-97872 “Rosie's Sweat Box” listed in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 161.,
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