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CICCHETTI, John Francis - Date of
birth
23 February 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31343559 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
703rd Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
Magdeburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Dominick Cicchetti (father)
Maria Cicchetti (mother)
Anthony S. Cicchetti (brother)
Nicholas Cicchetti (brother)
Pasquale Cicchetti (brother)
Angeline Cicchetti (sister)
Louisa Cicchetti (sister)
Anna Cicchetti (sister)
Armando Cicchetti (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-48844 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Magdebrug, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 12882
More information
T/Sgt John F. Cicchetti enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut, on 16 April 1943.Eyewitnesses state that Sgt Cicchetti went down with the plane, he did not bail out.
Source of information: Mireille Goedhart, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.footnote.com, www.abmc.gov, 1940 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, 445 BG Association via Arie-Jan van Hees