The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Alfred B Fischetti

816thEngineer

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Army serial number
12158677
Rank
CPL (14 June 1944), SSGT (30 June 1944), Sgt (18 July 1944)
Hometown
BAYSIDE, LONG ISLAND NY; Bayside, Long Island NY
Also written
Alfred Fischetti
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 86
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal1037CPL
14 June 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster1040CPL
30 June 1944Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster1460SSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

Morning reports

1 entry, first 4 February 1944, last 4 February 1944. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 646

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 3 · 18 July 1944
GONEIDEHTIAL
5. Engineer MIA me Fischetti, Alfred B. s/Sgt 12158677 John Fischetti, father,
48-14 205th St.,
Bayside, Long Island, N.Y.
DED 6. Asst Engineer With Nicholas, Hubert (NMI) T/Sgt 35789368
Mrs. Maude E. Nicholas,
mother, Quinton, Ky.
KIA 7. Radio Operator & Jerry (NMI) I/Syc sister,
13106376 Mildred Scharf,
913 E. 27th St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
for 8. Asst Radio Oper. mia M Odiorne, Dolph, s/Sgt 36421479
Jr. Mrs. Evelyn Odiorne,
mother, Box 54, Berrien
Center, Michigan.
EUS 9. Armorer Gunner I sow Jaski, Stephen (NMI) 3/Sgt 16119266 Bette Jane Jaski, wife,
1633 Cedar St.,
RTD
Saginaw, Michigan.
KIA 10.
MI A
Asst Armorer Gunn. Niezgocki, Vernon G. S/Sgt 17154732 Albert Miezgocki, father,
Rt 7, 2080 English St.,.
St. Paul, Minn.
11. IDENTIFY BELOW THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO have LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIR-
CRAFT AND CHECK APPROPRIATE (only one) COLUMN TO INDICATE BASIS FOR SAME:
Contacted
Last
Saw
NALE IN FULL
RANK
SERIAL NO.
by Radio
Sighted Crash Forced Land'ing
willard S. Sperry
Lt Col
0396325
X
12. IF PERSONNEL ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED, RHECK ONE OF THE FOLEOWING:
) Parachutes were r.sed ( ) Persons seen walking away from scene of crash
) Any other reason (specify) Unknown. Surrounding circumstances not reasonably
conclusive of KIA casualty status.
13. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REFORT, EITHER AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, MAP, CHART,
OR SKETC i, SHOWING APPROXIMATE LOCATION: WHERE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN. t'ached.
14. ATTACH, AS INCLOSURES TO THIS REPORT, FYENITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH.
FORCED LANDING, OR OTHER CIRCULISTANCES PERTAINING TO MISSING AIRCRAFT. Attached.
15. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REPORT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENT OF
SEARCH, IF ANI, AMD GIVE NAME, RANK, AND SERIAL NUMBER OF OFFICER IN
CHARGE HEHE: (If no search, so state giving reason) None. Crow MIA
in eneny occupied territory.
Date of this Report: 20 July 1944.
Witchan
W. L. LINN,
Major, Air Corps,
2 Incls:
Operations Officer.
Incl 1 - Overlay
Incl 2 em Statement of It Col Sperry
- 2 -

National Archives, MACR 7098, page 3 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 12: FISCHETTI, Alfred B · 18 July 1944
AFPPA- 11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
File 7098
Name of crew member : FISCHETTI, Alfred B.
Rank:
S/Sgt.
Serial number:
12158677
Position: Crew (Bomber) Engineer
Did he bail out? No. knowledge
Fhere?
No knowledge
If not, why not? No knowledge
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at sime of loss of plane:
None
Was he injured?
No knowledge
Where was he when last seen?
No knowledge
Any hearsay information
Noma. : I feel that when the shin broka in two tha
front half of the
the hombs which were still in since we waze hit on bomb mun,
tore loose and blew on the way down. 2 nd. Lt. H1 ldreth found wreakage
in the area the t he falt indicated this,
Source :
2nd. Lites ? - Hildreth 8l6th. B.S. 483rd. B.G.
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition: He was the top
turrat gunner, and was either blowa to bits or WAS found and huried by
German civilians who failed to remove and turn in his identification tags.
Total number of missions of above crew member: 35
Dates and destinations if possible: He started operation 4/12/1A on splite Yugo.
Bonbad all of the popular targets in the Balicana, southern Elance and
northern Italy. Shot down 7/18/44 on mission ever Manmingan, Garmany
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 7098, page 12 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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