15th Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force.
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August Altese
Military
Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
Units served with
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301st Bomb Group
Group
Activated 3-February-1942 at Geiger Field, Washington and equipped with B-17s. On 27-May-1942 the ground unit moved to Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico, and the aircraft went to Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base), California for... -
352nd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Associated Place
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Lucera
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Detroit, MI | 1 February 1922 |
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Son of Paul and Mary [Gervasi] Altese. |
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| Enlisted | Ann Arbor, MI | 13 May 1942 |
| Based | Lucera | 1943 – 1944 |
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Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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| Died | Marshall, MI | 26 July 2016 |
| Buried | Fernwood Cemetery, Gladstone, MI | August 2016 |
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Fernwood Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 December 2018 14:40:54 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, firstname, nickname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.301bg.com/Altese_August_A3081_301BG.cfm |
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