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Personal info

Full name
RISPOLI, Vincent Joseph
Date of birth
27 February 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
42058472
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Waist 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 Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 37 19

Immediate family

Members
Raffaele Rispoli (father)
Antoinette Rispoli (mother)
Ralph Rispoli (brother)
Sonia M. (Laccadito) Rispoli (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
44-48844
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Magdeburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 12882

More information

Sgt Vincent J. Rispoli entered the Army on 6 December 1943 in New York City, New York.

Ship 844 received direct hit on bomb run. Right fin and rudder fell off. Ship went into spin and two chutes were observed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Rispoli Family Tree, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten