742nd Bomb Squadron
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Patrick Joseph Schiavo
Military
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A bomber crew of the 455th Bomb Group, with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-99771) nicknamed "Rusty Dusty" Back Row (L-R) John Kaminsky - 1st Lt Edwin C Kieslbach - 1st Lt Joseph Spier - 2nd Lt Richard T McCauley - 1st Lt Front Row (L-R) Patrick J Schiavo - T/Sgt Donald T Russell - S/Sgt Edward Ambrosini - T/Sgt Bruce W Tuthill - S/Sgt William M Hill - Cpt
Post war: Discharged Jul-45. Re-enlisted Nov-45 Discharged Jun-61.
Service
Units served with
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455th Bomb Group
Group
The group was activated July 1943 with four essentially stand-alone bomb squadrons: 740th, 741st, 742nd, and 743rd. After a somewhat nomadic training regimen with dilapidated equipment, the pieces of the group came together at Langley, VA in October...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | 15 August 1918 | |
| Lived in | 156 East Seventh Street, Delaware | 1941 |
| Enlisted | Philadelphia, PA | 11 February 1941 |
| Died | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA | 15 August 2000 |
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Section 65 Site 2863 |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 10 November 2021 18:02:37 | SOJOURNEYER | Changes to role |
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sourced from my father's government records. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 November 2021 18:00:19 | SOJOURNEYER | Changes to awards |
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Corrections to medals sourced from my father's records. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 11 May 2021 09:42:52 | Emily | Changes to nickname and highest rank |
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Information provided by Mike Schiavo, Son |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 April 2021 14:34:26 | Emily | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, biography, events and unit associations |
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Information provided by Michael Schiavo, Son. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12357020/delaware_county_daily_times/, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41245573/patrick-j-schiavo, Enlistment Record, B-24 Best Web |
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