Name:
Philip Simonte
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-08-04
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Michigan
Plot:
Temple of Memories Mausoleum
Row:
Grave:
2nd floor, Section 255
Decoration:
Comments:
Philip Simonte was born in 1923 and was from Michigan. On August 4, 1943 he was a Crew member (Waist Gunner) on B-17F (42-3124) (No Nickname) flying out of Molesworth Airfield (427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group {Heavy}), was on a night training flight over the United Kingdom. The aircraft crashed on the Arenig Fawr mountaintop, 6 miles west of Bala, Wales with a complete loss of the eight crew members. The community of Bala placed a memorial plaque remembering the sacrifice of the crew.