Musante Edmund Angelo

Name:

Edmund Angelo Musante

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

11065720

Unit:

350th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-08-17

State:

Connecticut

Cemetery:

Mount Saint Peter Cemetery, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters Purple Heart

Comments:

Edmund Angelo Musante was born on January 4, 1921, in Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut. He was the son of Angelo F. Musante and Josephine M. Musante. He enlisted in the service on March 25, 1942. He served in the 350th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner of B-17 #42-5867 also known as 'Alice From Dallas' during World War II.

On August 17, 1943, during a mission targeting a Messerschmitt aircraft factory in Regensburg, Germany, the aircraft was hit over Belgium, leading to its crash near Genk. Two crew members perished, three were captured as prisoners of war, and five escaped with assistance from Belgian resistance groups, returning to England through the Comet Line, a network aiding Allied service members in evading Nazi capture.

After hesitating to bail out, SSgt Musante's parachute became caught on the horizontal stabilizer as he exited the aircraft, resulting in his death. He is now buried in the Mount Saint Peter Cemetery, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA.

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