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MEZZETTI, Peter A - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12034349 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tail Turret Gunner -
Unit
712th Bombardment Squadron,
448th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
11 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bonn, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Annibali Mezzetti (father)
Adele Mezzetti (mother)
Palmira Mezzetti (sister)
Mamie Mezzetti (sister)
Paul Mezzetti (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-10505 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Gung Ho
Destination: Magdeburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 8926
More information
Sgt Peter A. Mezzetti enlisted in Trenton, New Jersey on 12 December 1941.The plane was badly damaged by flak in the area of Bonn, Germany, near the Rhine River. Engines were on fire, and all controls shot away, so the command to bail out was given. When next heard of the men, the right waist gunner had a leg blown off from the hip, the bombardier was wounded in the face and the neck. The co-pilot was wounded in the knee; the pilot was safe, having been blown 8,000 feet when the plane exploded; the nose gunner and navigator were killed. The navigator and nose gunner reported their wounds over the interphone. It is believed that Sgt Mezzetti didn't bail out and went down with the ship. S/Sgt Martin last saw him still in the tail turret prior to bailing out.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Census, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Trenton Evening Times - 19 May 1940