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AIELLO, Anthony Joseph - Date of
birth
15 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Ridgefield, Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32920538 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
776th Bombardment Squadron,
464th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Vienna, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Francesco Aiello (father)
Catherine (Romano) Aiello (mother)
Mary Aiello (sister)
Philomena Aiello (sister)
Fanny Aiello (sister)
Rose L. Aiello (sister)
Theresa Aiello (sister)
Linnie Aiello (sister)
Samuel Aiello (brother)
Joseph A. Aiello (brother)
Edith A. Aiello (sister)
Louis A. Aiello (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95337 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Vienna, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the ordnance depot
MACR: 10390
More information
Sgt Anthony J. Aiello attended Cliffside Park High School in Bergen and was employed at Callite & Jungsten Chemical Company before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey, on 6 May 1943.Sgt Norman W. McCoulskey:
Our ship was in No.21 position of Dog box. As we went over the target, I saw Black E. in No.31 position of our box drop her bombs. About a minute later, I looked away and when I looked back to No. 31 position, I was unable to see Black E. I observed a cloud of smoke that might have been flak or the remains of Black E. That is the last I saw of Black E.
Sgt Matthew G. Streit:
I saw no sign of anyone else after I left, and I saw parts of the plane falling past me as I was coming down in my chute. So it is my belief the plane exploded before anyone else had a chance to get out.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Joseph A. Aiello, www.archives.gov
– WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lisa Elam Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Dec.44.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Johnny A. Grumblenot