Philip served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-17G (#43-38047), 350th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Virginia prior to the war.
Philip was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by enemy aircraft causing it to exploded and crash near Gottesgab, Germany (now Czech Republic) during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He is interred somewhere in Virginia.
Service # O-772720
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#43-38047):
Farnsworth, Elmer L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, TX
Kalbach, Howard J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DE
Linguanti, Vincent S ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Pitts, Philip D ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, VA
Raine, Joseph H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Virginia prior to the war.
Philip was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by enemy aircraft causing it to exploded and crash near Gottesgab, Germany (now Czech Republic) during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He is interred somewhere in Virginia.
Service # O-772720
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G (#43-38047):
Farnsworth, Elmer L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, TX
Kalbach, Howard J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DE
Linguanti, Vincent S ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Pitts, Philip D ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, VA
Raine, Joseph H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Philip served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-17G (#43-38047), 350th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Virginia prior to the war.
Philip was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by enemy aircraft causing it to exploded and crash near Gottesgab, Germany (now Czech Republic) during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He is interred somewhere in Virginia.
Service # O-772720
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G (#43-38047):
Farnsworth, Elmer L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, TX
Kalbach, Howard J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DE
Linguanti, Vincent S ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Pitts, Philip D ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, VA
Raine, Joseph H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Virginia prior to the war.
Philip was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by enemy aircraft causing it to exploded and crash near Gottesgab, Germany (now Czech Republic) during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He is interred somewhere in Virginia.
Service # O-772720
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G (#43-38047):
Farnsworth, Elmer L ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, TX
Kalbach, Howard J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DE
Linguanti, Vincent S ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Pitts, Philip D ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, VA
Raine, Joseph H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bio by: Russ Pickett
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