He resided in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 11, 1941, prior to the war, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being Single, without dependents.
Peter was "Killed In Action", along with his entire crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal with One Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # 13028702
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Crew of B-17 "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225):
Comac, Peter, T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Klopolsky, John R., T/Sgt, Radio-Op, California
Mitts, Homer J., Jr., Sgt, Waist Gunner, Tennessee
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Massachusetts
Sparman, Dick L., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Montana
Von Der Heyde, Don S., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Walton, Mack D., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Tennessee
Wannemacher, William, S/Sgt, Ball Gunner, New York
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Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Coppage, Everet A., 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" (#42-29574)
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" (#42-5172)
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337)
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" (#42-5391)
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" (#41-24524)
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437)
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" (#41-24459)
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He resided in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 11, 1941, prior to the war, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was noted as being Single, without dependents.
Peter was "Killed In Action", along with his entire crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal with One Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # 13028702
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crew of B-17 "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225):
Comac, Peter, T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Klopolsky, John R., T/Sgt, Radio-Op, California
Mitts, Homer J., Jr., Sgt, Waist Gunner, Tennessee
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Massachusetts
Sparman, Dick L., S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Montana
Von Der Heyde, Don S., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Walton, Mack D., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Tennessee
Wannemacher, William, S/Sgt, Ball Gunner, New York
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Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Coppage, Everet A., 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" (#42-29574)
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" (#42-5172)
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, "Short Snorter III" (#42-5337)
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" (#42-5391)
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" (#41-24524)
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, "Frank's Nightmare" (#42-5437)
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" (#41-24459)
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