William A Petruzzi
Military ROLL OF HONOURWilliam Petruzzi was a Navigator in the 94th Bomb Group / 410th Bomb Squadron. Shot down in B-24 # 42-29710 on the 29 May 1943 mission to naval depots in Rennes, France. Killed In Action (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19065021 and O-729712
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-418282
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32461783
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16065347
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37195457
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell Below
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Elyria, Ohio, USA | 6 January 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, United States | 7 November 1941 | in the Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
near Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes, east of Saint-Malo, France | 29 May 1943 | |
New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, United States | |||
Buried |
New Lexington Cemetery, New Lexington, Ohio, United States | William Petruzzi’s remains were repatriated to the USA in 1949. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15139 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database