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Personal info

Full name
GASPERETTI, Raymond
Date of birth
6 November 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Hometown
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California

Military service

Service number
39043892
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Right Waist Gunner
Unit
68th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
24 August 1944
Place of death
Sophiental, Braunschweig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 10 8

Immediate family

Members
Umberto Gasperetti (father)
Lena Gasperetti (mother)
Louise Gasperetti (sister)
Eustachio Gasperetti (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
44-40098
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Lone Ranger
Destination: Hannover, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 8273

More information

Sgt Raymond Gasperetti enlisted in San Francisco, California on 3 April 1943.
"At 1127, #098 was seen to peel off from the formation with his right wing in flames. When last seen he appeared under control, and two 'chutes were seen."
- Remark or eyewitness Statement

Note: David Morgan, together with his group of amateur historians, has been researching the 44th Bomber Group and Shipdam Airfield for 35 years and found dog tags of Sgt Gasperetti on the former grounds of the airfield on 15 September 2016.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record, / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, David Morgan, Gasperetti Family