Walter Leon Regoli

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media-36542.jpeg UPL 36542 Walter Leon Regoli, 1st LT, 551st Bomb Squardron, 385th Bomb Group, shot down over Berlin on March 6, 1944, listed as killed in Action

This is my mothers first cousin and I have this actually photo.

Object Number - UPL 36542 - Walter Leon Regoli, 1st LT, 551st Bomb Squardron, 385th Bomb Group, shot down over Berlin on March 6, 1944, listed as killed in Action

Shot down by heavy flak just prior to the target of Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17F #42-3491 'Chopstick-G George'. Killed in Action (KIA).



1st Lieutenant Walter L. Regoli was born September 13, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Renaldo Regoli and Orie Laurilla Beardsley, his wife Ina Mae, and his sister, Eleanor Regoli. His hometown was Los Angeles, California. UCLA

On March 6, 1944, he was serving as Observer/Copilot aboard B-17 tail #42-3491 of the 385th Bomb Group, 551st Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Berlin, Germany.

His remains were not recovered and identified until 1956. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.

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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
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

People

First Lieutenant Louis A. Dentoni of the 385th Bomb Group checks the bomb load of his B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Lulu Belle" before a mission. Passed for publication 25 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Youth Of The Flying Fortresses. USP/224I-49. A Flying Fortress hero - the leading bombadier[sic] of this Flying Fortress group who is only 24 years of age. He is 1/Lt. Louis A. Dentoni, here seen in the bomb bay of his Fort, checking the load before the take-off on another mission in the "Lulu Be

Louis Aldo Dentoni

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19036033 on enlistment, O-735978
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Group Bombardier

Alfred A Rabo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron 812th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-437585
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Squadron Commander, Pilot

Russell Alger Wilson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing
  • Service Numbers: O-17164
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Pilot, Combat Observer, Aircraft Observer

Aircraft

42-3491

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chopstick-G George
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 812th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles, CA, USA 13 September 1923 1st Lieutenant Walter L. Regoli was born September 13, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Renaldo Regoli and Orie Laurilla Beardsley, his wife Ina Mae, and his sister, Eleanor Regoli. His hometown was Los Angeles, California. UCLA

Enlisted

Los Angeles, California 16 April 1942

Died

6 March 1944

Buried

Whittier, CA, USA His remains were not recovered and identified until 1956. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 March 1944 On March 6, 1944, he was serving as Observer/Copilot aboard B-17 tail #42-3491 of the 385th Bomb Group, 551st Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Berlin, Germany.

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Contributordecwriter
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NARA file verified Air Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters. Purple Heart issued posthumously.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an "Elisted" event per "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946" at Ancestry.com.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 132433732.

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Added S/N per "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963" at Ancestry.com.

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Contributorchattyts
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Updating his correct parents from Ina Mae as his mother to his wife, his mother was Orie Laurilla Beardsley. My mother was Walter Regoli's first cousin. I have a few photos of him as well.

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ContributorWW2 Researcher Bill Beigel
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IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3362 / MACR 3362, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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