Anthony James Cecchini
Military
Object Number - UPL 60694 - 1st Lt Anthony J Cecchini
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. His crew was called 'Chick's Crew' after his nickname.
Awards: SS, AM, PH, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 171550??
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34721359
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner; Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758650
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot & Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16079784
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32480441
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sweet melody
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Poughkeepsie, New York | 26 May 1916 | Born Poughkeepsie, New York |
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Enlisted |
1 June 1942 | ||
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Other Discharged |
28 February 1965 | ||
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Died |
Poughkeepsie, New York | 10 March 2008 | Died Poughkeepsie, New York |
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Buried |
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery Poughkeepsie, New York | 13 March 2008 | Interred Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000
