Warren G Antoine
MilitaryAssigned to 750BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived a ditching in B-17G 42-38063 'GI Virgin', qualifying for "Flying Goldfish Award" for the ditching.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: G I Virgin
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron 750th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Paulding, OH 45879, USA | 6 February 1924 | Son of Joseph J and Lelah Antoine. |
Enlisted |
1000 N Lawrence Dr #600, Port Clinton, OH 43452, USA | 31 March 1943 | Camp Perry Lacarne, OH. |
Died |
Fort Wayne, IN, USA | 20 February 2012 | |
Buried |
8408 Covington Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, USA | Covington Memorial Gardens Fort Wayne Allen County, IN | |
Based |
Glatton | Assigned to 750BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
1993 457th BGA Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia