David Tempesta
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Six of the crew pictured were flying on the 01 January 1944 mission.
Back L-R: T/Sgt David Tempesta (E)(KIA), S/Sgt Robert G. Yarian (BTG-POW),
Sgt Selig (R)(not with crew in England), S/Sgt Charles E. Dugan (TG)(POW), S/Sgt Robert H. McGrew (WG)
Front L-R: 2Lt Ernest G. Greenwood (CP), 2Lt Merlin L. Cornish (B)(POW),
2Lt John C. Kaliher (N)(POW), 1Lt George S. McClellan (P)(KIA) 303rd Bomb Group collection
303rd Bomb Group records
Object Number - UPL 43034 - The George S. McClellan crew of the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, taken in Scott Field, Illinois, August 1943. Six of the crew pictured...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11-Jan-44 in B-17 41-24587 'Bad Check'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bad Check
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, USA | 17 October 1919 | Son of Falco Tempesta. |
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Enlisted |
Greensburg, PA | 1 June 1942 | Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
11 January 1944 | ||
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Buried |
New Saint Josephs Cemetery North Versailles, Allegheny County, PA | New Saint Josephs Cemetery North Versailles, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Section: E-2 Lot: 115 Part: 1 Space: 3 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 11 January 1944 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Updated Role/job per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 175367733.
Updated Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 175367733.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175367733/david-tempesta
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1922 / MACR 1922, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
