Anthony J Mariani
Military
"From a Boy to a Man" by Richard R Orlando May 2019
Object Number - UPL 40921 - A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. At the time of the photo in October 1943 the airmen were assigned to the...
he flew on Ragnar Carlson crew. Reported to group on 28 November 1943. Flew 15 missions. Damaged by flak and later attacked by fighters on the return from a mission to Berlin on 22 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31524 crash-landed at Horsey Gap, Norfolk after four crewman baled out near Vechta, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16.
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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: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32717953
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Italy | 25 July 1922 | |
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Died |
26 November 2003 | ||
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Buried |
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, New York |
Revisions
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 225, Losses of the 8th & 9th Vol. II [spelt name as Mariant], 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, MACR 434, KU 682A Report, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
