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2nd Air Division Association Journal — Spring 2000
Periodical · 2nd Air Division Association · Vol. 39, No. 1 · 2000 · Second Air Division Journal
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Joseph T. Covone.
Engineer / Top Turret · 329th Squadron · Of Trevose, PA.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
From the 2nd Air Division Association Yearbook
Enlisted August 1942 in the USAF as gunner/aerial engineer. Initially assigned to the 44th Bomb Group, 506th Sqdn., then transferred to the 93rd Bomb Group, 329th Sqdn. Stationed at Biloxi, MS; Pocatello, Boise, ID; Shipdham E.; Hardwich, England.
Participated in 28 missions over Germany and occupied France while stationed in England. He flew with the R.A. Ponker crew on a B-24. On their third mission over Munster, Germany on Nov. 3, 1943, they were attacked by enemy fighters, seven crew were injured, crash landed back on base and spent 10 days in hospital.
Discharged September 1945 with the rank of staff sergeant. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, European Theater and American Theater Medal.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Engineer / Top Turret
Serial Number
33325351
Mission Count
28
Hometown
Trevose, PA
Missions flown.
3 catalogued · 22 May 1944 — 25 Feb 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Before and after.
§ The Civilian Years
Before the War
Born October 18, 1921 in Trevose, PA.
After the War
Married and has five children and eight grandchildren. Spends winters in Winter Haven, FL.
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§ Provenance
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