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1776 ORD Co area at Thorpe Abbotts . Courtesy of T/3 Frank Rossi Collection courtesy of his son Frank Rossi

Frank Rossi is Directly in front of #1 Prop

On this Veterans Day, I would like to honor my dad, Frank Rossi. He was in the 100th Bomb Group, 1776 Ordinance Co based in Thorpe Abbotts. He was a member of the ground crew of a B17 and assigned as a shop foreman in the motor pool. He told us that he was asked to "volunteer" to be a tail gunner for several missions. He did see some action on several of those missions. While he did survive the war, he didn't survive cancer and passed away in 1970 at the age of 56.

1776 ORD Co. full photo from Frank Rossi collection. Photo courtesy of Son Frank Rossi

1776 ORD Co. full photo ID from Frank Rossi collection. Photo courtesy of Son Frank Rossi

T/Sgt Frank Rossi (left) with his buddy Bob Catone in Picadilly Circus, 1943.

Don Moses, Jim Hall, Jerry Matelan, Lou Boder, Joe Murphy, Jack Mcardle, Paul Shultz

February 1944, T/Sgt Frank Rossi in front of an ambulance - Thorpe Abbotts… courtesy of son Frank Rossi

February 1944, T/Sgt Frank Rossi on his motorcycle - Thorpe Abbotts….son Frank Rossi

Motor Pool barracks - Thorpe Abbotts.