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Personal info

Full name
TRIVISON, Joseph Richard
Date of birth
1 June 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15354276
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner
Unit
576th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 April 1944
Place of death
1 mile east of Meitze and 23 miles north of Hannover, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 22 1

Immediate family

Members
Angelo Trivison (father)
Angelina (Cerino) Trivison (mother)
Rose Trivison (sister)
Tony Trivison (brother)
Louis Trivison (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
41-100371
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 4476

More information

S/Sgt Joseph R. Trivison graduated from Collinwood High School in 1941.

Lt Kamenitsa, the Pilot, in a subsequent report after his POW release stated his crew was on mission #10 this date and after the fighter attacks and mid-air collision with ship #62, he was attempting to return to England but was forced to crash land the ship about 23 miles north of Hannover, Germany. He stated further than no member had to bail out this aircraft and all members were aboard at crash landing time.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, 392nd Bomb Group, Collinwood High School, 1941