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MARTIRE, Silvio Vincent - Date of
birth
26 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Bronx, New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32430969 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
16 December 1943 - Place of
death
Kimswerd, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Angelo Martire (father)
Virginia (Mauro) Martire (mother)
Rose Martire (sister)
Michael Martire (brother)
Sylvia Martire (sister)
Anna Martire (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3265 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Holy Mackeral
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port area
MACR: 1568
More information
T/Sgt Silvio V. Martire worked in a factory where they made furniture.He enlisted in Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York on 18 August 1942.
When the B-17 #42-30860 was attacked by fighters, witnesses saw it exploded and, when going down, colliding with #42-3265 between the Dutch mainland and the Frisian Islands east of Texel.
Nine crew members were killed, one survived and was taken prisoner.
T/Sgt Martire was initially buried at the cemetery of Kimswerd on 18 December 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR 1568/1567, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census
Photo source: André Koch, www.findagrave.com, Morgan City Review (Louisiana) - 22 October 1943