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FERNANDEZ, Angelo Eugene - Date of
birth
29 September 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Red Jacket, Mingo County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32437791 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner/Engineer -
Unit
350th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1944 - Place of
death
English Channel, off the coast of Sangatte, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Samuel Fernandez (father)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30788 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Mismalovin'
Destination: Regensburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Messerschmitt aviation industry
MACR: 2760
More information
T/Sgt Angelo E. Fernandez was a mechanic before he enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 26 August 1942.The aircraft was destroyed by fighters near Calais, France after being forced out to the formation due to flak damage. The aircraft was hit by flak just after bombs away. Gasoline immediately began to flow back across the wing and the aircraft began to fall behind the formation.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: 100th Bomb Group Foundation