Donald Bevilacqua

Notes:

Anecdote:
Donald went to Notre Dame where he was a lineman on the football team. After a year there he left to join the Air Corps. He had to lose a lot of weight before he could join. In October of 1944 Donald was assigned to a B-24 bomber crew. On 17 October, they met at Westover Field, Massachusetts. Two days later moved to Chatham Field in Savannah, Georgia where they trained for two and a half months with 27 other crews. They left Chatham Field on 31 December for Italy.
They joined the 767th Bomb Squadron at Torretta Field southeast of Cerignola, Italy.
They flew many long-range missions from there bombing Austria and Germany. On the morning of 31 March, they left for a mission to bomb the Linz Benzol Plant in Austria with 16 other B-24s. When they were out over the Adriatic the weather started to deteriorate. The planes spread out to avoid collisions. For some reason, possibly prop wash, around 10:20 am Donald’s plane went into a dive. They disappeared into the clouds and were never heard from again. This was only a month before the last mission and the end of the war.

Other Events:

• Name: Bevy Bevilacqua
• Immigration: Apr 1910, New York, New York

Notes:

Immigration:
The port of departure was Naples and the ship was Prinz Adalbert and the destination was the home of Ottavio Bevilacqua on 10th St. in Patton, PA.

Anthony married Matilda R. Calabrese on Yes, date unknown. Matilda was born on 8 Dec 1905; died in Jan 1988 in Erie, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Matilda R. Bevilacqua

Other Events:

• Immigration: Abt 1905, Pennsylvania
• Census: Apr 1910, Patton, Pennsylvania
• Census: Jan 1920, Erie, Pennsylvania
• Census: Apr 1930, Erie, Pennsylvania

Notes:

Census:
Family name listed as DeCarlo his first name is John. Head, 4th Avenue, immigrated in 1905. He has no listed occupation but he is listed as renting a house with eight borders.

Census:
Head, laborer, owned home at 1523 Walnut St.

Census:
Head, owned 1523 Walnut. He was the proprietor of his grocery store.

Ottavio married Rosina De Carlo. Rosina (daughter of Vincent De Carlo) was born on 26 Jul 1881 in Italy; died on 7 Mar 1946 in Erie, Pennsylvania; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Rosina Bevilacqua
• Immigration: 14 Dec 1905, New York, New York
• Census: Apr 1910, Patton, Pennsylvania
• Census: Jan 1920, Erie, Pennsylvania
• Census: Apr 1930, Erie, Pennsylvania

Notes:

Immigration:
Her race was Southern Italian adhere last residence was listed as Rionero Sanniti and heading for Patton, PA. The family was going to live with her husband, Ottavio on 10th St. in Patton. The port of departure was Naples and the ship was Prinz Adalbert. Also traveling was Effort Bevilacqua, nephew of Ottavio.

Census:
Family name listed ad DeCarlon. Head, 4th Avenue, immigrated in 1905. She has had six children, four still living.

Census:
Wife.

Census:
Wife.

Antonio married Emilia Valentina. Emilia was born in in Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Emilia Bevilacqua