Hugh F Fantone Jr
MilitaryWith two engines damaged by fighters on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39994 'Barrick's Bag' headed for Sweden and landed at Bulltofta. Interned. He was picked to repair the American planes that had landed in Sweden and he worked for several months at Bulltofta, the Swedish Air Force field in Malmo. He was repatriated on 30 Sept 44 became a mailman upon his return to civilian life.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Snort Stuff
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
20 November 1922 | ||
Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 6 March 1944 - 30 September 1944 | |
Died |
25 July 2008 | (aged 85) | |
Buried |
Bushnell, Florida, USA | Florida National Cemetery Plot: Sec 605, Site 1409 |
Revisions
Added a connection to A/C #42-39994 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 49990205.
Added an Interned event per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3031, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces