Peter Eugene Spaletta

Portrait of Peter Eugene Spaletta

Born in Lemoore, California, November 17, 1915, Graduated from the Lemoore Union High School, June 1934
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1935
Two-Year Curriculum - Dairy Industry, Graduated in December 1937

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Enlisted in the Army of the United States as Private, June 1942.
Jun to Jul 1942; Hq Lemoore Army Flying School, California.
Jul to Aug 1942; Hq & Hq Sq, 87th Service Group, Lemoore Army Flying School.
Aug to Sep 1942; 88th Base Hq & AB Sq, Lemoore Army Fly Sch.
Appointed Aviation Cadet, 9 September 1942.
Sep 1942 to Jan 1943; AAF Classification Center, Santa Ana AAB, California.
Jan to Mar 1943; 11th AAF Flying Training Detachment, Tucson, Arizona.
Mar to Apr 1943; 389fo Base Hq & AB Sq, Tucson.
Apr to May 1943; Hq & Hq, 100th Basic Fly Tng Sq, AAF Basic Fly Sch, Marana, Arizona.
May to Jul 1943; AAF Advanced Fly Sch, 305th Single Engine Fly Tng Sch, Luke Field, Arizona.
Graduated from the Army Air Force Cadet Training Program (Pilot), 27 July 1943 and honorably discharged.

COMMISSIONED Second Lieutenant, AUS, 28 Jul 1943; accepted appointment and entered on active duty same date.

Active Service Assignments

Jul to Aug 1943; Pilot, 439th Fighter Group, 3d AF, Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee, Florida.
Aug to Nov 1943; Trainee Pilot, 42nd Fighter Sq. 54th Fighter Gp, Bartow AAF, Florida.
Nov to Nov 1943; Pilot 439th Fighter Gp, Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee.
Dec 1943 to Jan 1944; Processing and en route overseas; European Theater of Operations.
Jan to Mar 1944; Pilot, 524th Fighter Bomber Gp, 27th Fighter Bomber Gp, ETO.
In Service 1 year, 9 months, and 27 days.

Lieutenant Spaletta died as a result of injuries on 27 March 1944 sustained when a plane crashed into the building where he was performing military duties.

Decorations and Awards

AIR MEDAL.
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL with two Bronze Service Stars for participation in the Naples-Foggia and Rome-Arno Campaigns.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
AVIATION BADGE ‘Pilot’.

 

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