Anthony Louis Starcer

Military
media-51248.jpeg UPL 51248 B-17 42-2990 'Dame Satan' 322BS, 91BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 51248 - B-17 42-2990 'Dame Satan' 322BS, 91BG.

Painted the nose art on the Memphis Belle after orginal artist died. Starcer was a nose artist extraordinaire !

A prolific artist, he painted over 127 aircrafts nose art, a list of which can be found at - http://www.91stbombgroup.com/nose_artists/starcer.html



In 1981, Starcer recreated his nose art at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, for restored B-17G 'Shoo Shoo Baby', one of the few surviving combat veteran Flying Fortresses, based on Alberto Vargas' "Hawaii" Esquire pin up art.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hoosier Hot Shot
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Man O War II, Horsepower Ltd
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Naughty Caroline
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pueblo, CO, USA 16 September 1919 Son of John and Johanna Starcer.

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA, USA 2 June 1942

Died

Los Angeles, CA, USA 9 June 1986

Buried

Imperial Memorial Gardens Pueblo Pueblo County CO 12 June 1986 Imperial Memorial Gardens Pueblo Pueblo County Colorado, USA
Norwalk, CA, USA

Based

Bassingbourn Assigned to 91st BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / relative

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