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REPETA, Henry - Date of
birth
30 November 1909 -
Age
34 -
Place of birth
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32453092 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
555th Bombardment Squadron,
386th Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 April 1944 - Place of
death
Near Saint-Omer, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 38 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis Repeta (father)
Michelina (Lapres) Repeta (mother)
Bruno H. Repeta (brother)
Eugenia Repeta (sister)
Laetans Repeta (brother)
Annie G. Repeta (wife)
Louis E. Repeta (son)
Henry J. Repeta (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-31827 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Destination: Saint-Omer, France
MACR: 4212
More information
T/Sgt Henry Repeta enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 28 July 1942.He attended high school for 2 years and was a bartender before he enlisted.
Statement from 2nd Lt John C. Tompkins:
"I, John C. Tompkins, was Bombardier-Navigator in Airplane #624 flying in #6 position of the formation, and observed the following. About 20 or 30 seconds after bombs away, I looked up and in front of our ship into the bomb bays of Lt. Darnall’s ship. The bomb Bays were full of fire. About that time my Co-Pilot Called Lt Darnall on the radio and told him that his ship was on fire. He peeled off and immediately the crew started to bail-out. I watched the ship all the way down. It exploded when it hit the ground. My radio-gunner saw all six chutes open."
T/Sgt Repeta bailed out and he have been shot in his parachute.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Wright Family Tree / Massachusetts Birth Records, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Boston Globe - 13 October 1942