Frank Alfred Castellucci
MilitaryShot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30135 'Trouble Shooter. ' Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag 17 in Austria.
18 months later, he and fellow prisoners were on a forced march when
General Patton's advanced scouts found and liberated them!
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Trouble Shooter
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Union City, NJ, USA | 3 October 1921 | Born in West Hoboken, NJ now part of Union City, NJ |
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Died Prisoner of War (POW) |
Durham, NC, USA | 30 July 2015 - 14 October 1943 | passed away at the Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 855 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database