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MONTICONE, Julius James - Date of
birth
28 May 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
New York, Queens County, New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-739188 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
367th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
11 January 1944 - Place of
death
On the land of Mr. H.A. Bessembinder
Nieuw Heeten, community of Raalten, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 9 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Battista Monticone (father)
Clara K. (Riva) Monticone (mother)
Anthonio A. Monticone (brother)
Josephine V. Monticone (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31538 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Norah
Destination: Halberstadt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Junkers aviation industry
MACR: 1932
More information
The plane #42-31538 collied with plane #42-31236 after being attacked by a FW 190 of II/JG26.The plane #42-31538 collided with plane #42-31236 after being attacked by a FW 190 of II/JG26.
The plane crashed on the land of Mr H A Bessembinder at Nieuw Heeten.
All crew members of both airplanes, twenty men in total, were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, Missing Aircrew Report 1932
Photo source: Jeannick Tapella, Peter Schouteten