FORTE Anthony J - 570 BS 390 BG

Anthony J. FORTE

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Source : (Ellen Marchese)

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER

O-760818 (19103362)

AGE

22 yo

DATE OF BIRTH

1922

STATE

San Diego County CALIFORNIA

FAMILY

Separated, with dependents

RANK

2^nd Lieutenant

FONCTION

Pilot

JOB before ENLISTEMENT

DATE of ENLISTEMENT

17 august 1942 San Diego CALIFORNIA

SQUADRON

570^th Bomb Squadron

GROUP

390^th Bomb Group

ARMY

8^th Air Force

DATE OF DEATH

1 august 1944

STATUS

KIA

PLACE OF DEATH

Ferme Petit - Montlouis-sur-Loire

DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type G-75-BO - s/n 43-37876 DI-D Carré-J "Sequatchiee"

b17
Macr : 7748
Mission: Tours - Aerodrome near Parçay-Meslay

Take off: 10:00 a.m. station 153 Framlingham, Suffolk UK
Shot down by flak around 2:30 p.m.

Aircraft evacuated entirely by parachute

CEMTERY TEMPORARY

CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St Corneille N°3576

3576 SAINT CORNEILLE

Story of Cemetery Temporary

CEMETERY

BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James

Map Brittany American Cemetery

GRAVE

Plot	Row	Grave
N	5	18

DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilote

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

forte anthony team

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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-75-BO - s/n 43-37876 Carré-J "Sequatchiee"
2^nd Lieutenant	Anthony J FORTE	Pilot	Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James - Initially escaped Captured at shot by the militia and the Gestapo
2^nd Lieutenant	Thomas R WHITMORE	CoPilot	Escape - Hurt by the flak - arrives on the ground unconscious Taken in charge by the Resistance - back UK 10/09/1944
2^nd Lieutenant	Charles C ARNAO	Navigator	Prisoner - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang
2^nd Lieutenant	Gregory W COLLINS	Bomber	Dead - Initially escaped Captured at shot by the militia and the Gestapo
S/Sergeant	Rawling E O'LEARY	Mechanic/Gunner	Escape - Supported by the Resistance Back in England on 08/09/1944
Sergeant	Robert T Mc KNIGHT	Radio-Operator	Prisoner
Sergeant	Donald E JIRIK	Gunner	Escape
Caporal	Stephen C SIDEROFF	Gunner	Prisoner
Sergeant	John W CRADDOCK	Gunner	Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow