Military
Harry Bough, Joel De Pena, Archie Brazer, Leonard Nitti, Danny Minkon, 92nd Bomb Group
Top Row: S/Sgt L/J Nitti, S/Sgt R.H. Lippert, S/Sgt H.D. Baugh, TSgt J.C. Depena, S/Sgt D. Minkon Bottom Row: 1st Lt Robert L. Sprout, 1st Lt Reggie L. Hamond not available for this photo F/O Roach who was hospitalized after their last mission Caption can be found at https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/38564
John Duffy, Joel De Pena and Leonard Nitti 92nd Bomb Group
"Crew of the Week" photo caption, outlining action by Reginald Hammond's crew on 28 March 1945
Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Reg Hammond crew. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x missions. Hit trees on Sidown Hill in B-17 44-8436 and crashed. 5-May-45. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: DFC, AM(OLC), PH.
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
The 92nd Group sometime after arrivial in the UK converted to the role of in-theater combat crew indocrination and training. For this role, the Group traded its B-17F complement and obtained the B-17E, mostly from the 97th BG which was departing for...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 18/8/44; Hunter 27/8/44; Grenier 8/9/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-P] Podington 24/9/44; transferred 326/92BG; [JW-P] damaged in taxi accident with Robert O Divver 7/6/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46. RUSSIAN LULLABY.
Military site : airfield
Built originally to accommodate two RAF bomber squadrons, the first USAAF unit to occupy the base was the 15th Bomb Squadron in September 1942. Podington was then used as a satellite for nearby Chelveston. Work to lengthen the runways, although this...
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| Born | Itasca, IL | 2 February 1924 |
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Son of Carlos and Dominga A de Pena. |
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| Lived in | San Diego, TX | June 1942 |
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At time of draft registration. |
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| Enlisted | San Diego, TX | 25 August 1942 |
| Discharged USAAF | 16 October 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Austin, TX | 3 July 1984 |
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| 06 February 2020 18:54:06 | Al_Skiff | Changes to surname, middlename, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/122397243 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 May 2019 13:39:02 | Emily | Created entry with surname, firstname, nationality, events, unit associations and media associations |
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Image of De pena , and other airmen known to be a part of the 92nd Bomb Group https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/38557 |
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