Dominick F Cavallo
MilitaryDominick F Cavallo
Dominick was drafted into the Army on January 30, 1942, and was honorably discharged on October 30, 1945, with the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He was a Supply Sergeant in the Medical Training Battalion prior to joining the Air Corps.
On 4/21/44 he was discharged as an enlisted man and inducted as an officer in the Army Air Corp. He was later assigned to the Mighty 8th, the 844th Squadron, 489th Bomb Group as a navigator of a B-24. Stationed in Halesworth, England at Holton Airfield, from 7/28/44 to 11/30/44 he flew 19 missions over Europe and took part in Northern France and Rhineland campaigns. His crew flew lead on 11 missions over enemy territory.
He was transferred to Tucson, Arizona and served 10 months as a navigator on a B-29. He was headed for the Pacific front when the war ended. He received the Air Medal with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, 9/29/44; European Theatre of Operations Ribbon with 2 Bronze Battle Stars, 10/24/44; American Defense Medal, 9/2/45; World War II Victory Medals, 9/25/47.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History