Carmine Victor Roberto
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters and crashed near Punschrau, Germany in B-17#42-31537 "Buffalo Gal" on 29 July 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38128736 at enlistment, then O-808050
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12085105 (MACR has 12085108...)
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33301833
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Italy | 18 November 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
25 September 1942 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
29 July 1944 | received direct hit of 88mm shell in the neck | |
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Buried |
30 July 1944 | cemetery of Hassenhausen, 5km West of Bad Kösen | |
| Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio | |||
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Buried |
after the war, his remains were brought back to the US. Carmine Roberto rests at the Grafton National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
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Sources
MACR 7809
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
German report KU-2601 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147892518
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1123984/carmine-v-roberto
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7809