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name
GUADAGNE, Joseph J - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42057611 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Aerial Gunner -
Unit
776th Bombardment Squadron,
464th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Vienna, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 22 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Rosilino Guadagne (father)
Anna Guadagne (mother)
Salvatore Guadagne (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 Joseph J. Guadagne joined the Regular Army at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 2 February 1944.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 #31 position of our box drop her bombs. About a minute later I looked away and when I looked back to #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 – Sam E. Pennartz, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Dec.44.html
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