George Fiamma

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Corporal, 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. KIS, 23 June 1943 when bombs loaded into B-17 #42-30024 "Caroline" exploded. 23 members of the 533rd BS were killed. Buried in the Brookwood Cemetery. Re-interred at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery with 9 members of the 533rd BS killed the same day.

Corona, NY

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11095163
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15320732
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37249675
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33281444
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13065542
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Caroline
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State 26 June 1921

Enlisted

Governors Island, New York, NY 11 August 1942 Fort Jay

Based

Ridgewell 5 June 1943 - 23 June 1943

Other

Killed in Service

Ridgewell, England - Station 167 23 June 1943 Caroline Explosion

Buried

Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial 26 June 1943

Buried

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, KY, USA Mass grave Plot E Grave 39

Revisions

Date
ContributorARowe95
Changes
Sources

All entries y ARowe95 are from:
381st BGMA
533rd Bomb Squadron War Diary
242nd Medical Detachment Diary
Fold.3
Find-A-Grave
NARA Enlistment records
They Came from Over the Pond - David Osborne
The Mighty Men of the 381st - James Good Brown
Triumphant We Fly - Ken Stone

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorARowe95
Changes
Sources

ARowe95

Date
ContributorARowe95
Changes
Sources

ARowe95

Date
ContributorARowe95
Changes
Sources

ARowe95

Date
ContributorARowe95
Changes
Sources

ARowe95

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 160, NARA / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia