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Théodore G. FERENTINOS
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Source : MKP (Ellen Marchese)
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 32461783 | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1 August 1920 Brooklyn, Cattaraugus County, NEW YORK | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | NEW JERSEY | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parents : George & Katherine FERENTINOS | ||||||
| RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled occupations in production of bakery products |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 20 August 1942 FT Jay Governors Island NEW YORK | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 410th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 94th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 29 May 1943 (30 May 1943 Hospital of St Malo) |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | DOW | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | St-Meloir-des-Ondes | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-65-BO - s/n 42-29710 GL*W
Mission: Rennes naval depots Take off station 468 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Shot down by flak and fighters at 4:24 p.m. Aircraft partially evacuated by parachute | ||||||
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CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St James N°3578
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de St James (Montjoie St Martin) | ||||||
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Theodore “Teddy” George Ferentinos was born August 1, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. His parents George and Katherine Ferentinos came from Greece to Canada in September 1914 with Teddy’s three older sisters. After Theodore was born, three more children were born in the USA. His father owned a Variety Store. Both George and Katherine returned to Greece and that is where they are buried. He was working in a Restaurant in 1941 when he registered for the draft. He then enlisted on August 20, 1942 in the United States Army Air Forces and served during World War II. Ferentinos had the rank of Staff Sergeant. Service number assignment was 32461783. Attached to 94th Bomber Group, Heavy, 410th Bomber Squadron as a Tail Gunner.. S/Sgt. Ferentinos lost his life on May 29, 1943. He was on the crew of the B-17 #42-29710 "Hell Below". During a mission on May 28th to the naval depots at Rennes, France, he was one of two men killed in connection with this mission. He was badly wounded by a Flak shell in the upper right thigh and was helped to bail out by fellow crew members who pushed him out of the stricken B-17. He landed in the Ille et Rance canal near Saint-Malo and was immediately taken prisoner. The Germans put him in hospital in Saint-Malo and Teddy died there from loss of blood the day after the crash. 2 casualties related to the #42-29710 incident on May 28, 1943. Tail Gunner: S/Sgt. Theodore Ferentinos, NJ Navigator: 2nd Lt. William A Petruzzi, OH - 0-663407 Theodore Ferentinos is buried at Plot J Row 1 Grave 19, Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
COMMENDATIONS ★ Prisoner of War Medal ★ Air Medal ★ Purple Heart Thank you for your supreme sacrifice in service to your country | |||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-65-BO - s/n 42-29710 GL*W
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| 1Lt | Jack Blease | WORKMAN | Pilote | Prisonnier - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia | O-791179 - Né le 17/12/1919 - Newberry, South Carolina USA |
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| 2Lt | William Howard | DOWNEY | CoPilote | Prisonnier - Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 | O-418282 - Né le 17/05/1918 - Burlingame, California |
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| Sgt | Frank Roy | KOCH | Mechanic/Mitrailleur | Prisonnier - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 16065347 - Né le 19/06/1921 - Lansing, Michigan |
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| S/Sgt | Donald Shirley | WEBSTER | Radio | Prisonnier - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 31000804 - Né le 05/08/1919 - Lynn, Massachusetts |
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| 2Lt | William A | PETRUZZI | Navigateur | Décédé | New Lexington Cem. Perry Co, Ohio | O-663407 - 23 ans - Né le 06/01/1920 - Elyria, Ohio |
| 2Lt | Oliver Jr | CARROLL | Bombardier | Prisonnier - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia | O-729712 - Né le 24/12/1918 - Mills, California | |
| Sgt | Ernest Gorge | MUIR | Mitrailleur | Prisonnier - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 35437505 - Né le 11/07/1921 - Powelltown, West Virginia |
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| T/Sgt | Edgar Louis | STEVENSON | Mitrailleur | Prisonnier - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 17034754 - Né le 08/04/1918 - Emporia, Kansas |
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| S/Sgt | Winston Edward | LOWE | Mitrailleur | Prisonnier | 37195457 - Né le 15/11/1919 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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| S/Sgt | Théodore G | FERENTINOS | Mitrailleur | Décédé | Cim Brit Am St-James | 32461783 - AM/PH - Jersey City, New Jersey - Décédé à l'Hopital de St-Malo le 30/05/1943 |
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A la mémoire de l'équipage du B-17 n° 42-29710 « HELL BELOW » 8th AIR FORCE 94th BG 410th BS tombé le 29 mai 1943 au lieu-dit « les Douves » en Saint Méloir des ondes. Source : Aerosteles.net |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - marykake47286 (Fold3) - Aerosteles.net |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |