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Personal info

Full name
VITTORI, Quinto Billy
Date of birth
28 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Fairpoint, Belmont County, Ohio
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36559483
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
732nd Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 June 1944
Place of death
North Sea, near Walcheren Island, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 17 5

Immediate family

Members
Luigi Vittori (father)
Guiseppina J. (Gattamelata) Vittori (mother)
Lawrence Vittori (brother)
Leo Vittori (brother)
Ross Vittori (brother)
Ernest E. Vittori (brother)
Rose (Ruffini) Vittori (sister)
Luanna Vittori (sister)
Luella Vittori (sister)
Louisa Vittori (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
41-28619
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Juvincourt, France
MACR: 6232

More information

The airplane was hit by flak

The plane crashed 2 km northeast of Vlissingen.

S/Sgt Quinto Vittori was first buried at the cemetery of Vlissingen

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Reaves Family Tree / 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com