Rene P Petit
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, New York | 24 February 1916 | |
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Other Served in the NY National Guard |
New York, NY | 13 May 1937 - 12 May 1940 | 107th Infantry Company B |
| Weehawken, New Jersey | 17 May 1940 | ||
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Died |
Sarraferrato, Italy | 13 June 1944 | 448th BS War Diary: Mission 272 (394): At 10:18 19 planes off to bomb Sarraferrato RR/viaduct and dropped 72 x 1000 bombs at 11:33 from 10,000 feet. All returned at 12:30. Crews report good concentration, especially heavy on N end and approach. N span believed knocked out. Heavy, moderate and accurate flak from SE of Lake Trasimeno holed 5 planes and 1 PLANE, pilot Lt. Greene received a direct hit in the nose, killing Bombardier Lt. Petite and the Navigator Lt. Olszewski and causing the rest of the crew to bail out over the home base to safety. Heavy traffic along the coast roads. |
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Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery | 22 December 1948 | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA PLOT E, 11 |