Eugene Joseph Bianco
Military
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Object Number - UPL 41084 - gene bianco
Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31725 'Casa de Embriagos'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802855
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lil Ginny, Casa de Embriagos
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Syracuse, New York, USA | 11 March 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA | 7 September 1942 | |
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Died |
22 June 2002 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
|
Buried |
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, US | Assumption Cemetery |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the S/N for readability.
Added middle name per "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" at Ancestry.com.
Added the award mentioned in the "Summary biography" section. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Added birth, death & burial info per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 184865121. Added enlistment info per data on Ancestry.com.
Added S/N & POW camp info from records for WW2 POWs at the National Archives.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
