Pasquale served as a Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G "Devil's Luck" #42-32030, 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Fairfield County, Connecticut prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 29, 1942 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of automobiles and also as Single, without dependents.
Pasquale was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak and crashed north of Munich, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 11101275
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-32030:
Castrup, Ora ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Illinois
DeRidder, Joseph A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Michigan
Dellwardt, Harvey S ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Guyette, Harry O, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Rhode Island
McCleary, John ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Michigan
Pluta, Chester C ~ FO, Bombardier, Illinois
Robinson, Ira W ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
Spina, Pasquale R ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Connecticut
Staff Sergeant Fred S. Justus who served as the Right Waist Gunner became a POW of the German Army and survived the war.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Pasquale served as a Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G "Devil's Luck" #42-32030, 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Fairfield County, Connecticut prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 29, 1942 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of automobiles and also as Single, without dependents.
Pasquale was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak and crashed north of Munich, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 11101275
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-32030:
Castrup, Ora ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Illinois
DeRidder, Joseph A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Michigan
Dellwardt, Harvey S ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Guyette, Harry O, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Rhode Island
McCleary, John ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Michigan
Pluta, Chester C ~ FO, Bombardier, Illinois
Robinson, Ira W ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
Spina, Pasquale R ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Connecticut
Staff Sergeant Fred S. Justus who served as the Right Waist Gunner became a POW of the German Army and survived the war.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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