Serviceman

Peter A Filosena

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

39083735

Rank

CPL (21 October 1944), SSGT (2 February 1945), SSGT (6 April 1945), SSGT (30 April 1945)

Hometown

PLACEVILLE CA; Placeville CA; Placerville, CA

Also written

Peter Filosena

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 15, 245

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Eugene Thomas Bissinger Crew · 840th
• George C. Urschel, Jr. Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

• mission 74, 22 August 1944 · Odertal · Listed with the George C. Urschel, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 245); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 198, 8 April 1945 · Campodazzo · Listed with the George C. Urschel, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 245); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 206, 17 April 1945 · Bologna · Listed with the George C. Urschel, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 245); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 210, 20 April 1945 · Fortezza · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

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

Aboard a lost aircraft

• MACR 13817 · 44-6861 · 20 April 1945 · mission 210, 20 April 1945

Morning reports

1 entry, first 22 November 1944, last 22 November 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.

• 1944-11-22 840th: SEt (611 to 612) 06/21

National Archives pages: roll 576476048 p. 1340

Statements, mentions and histories

• 15 more statements from MACR 13817 are on the loss record.