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VOLLONO, Vincent Ernest - Date of
birth
7 February 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Boston County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-833846 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
586th Bombardment Squadron,
394th Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Aarlen, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Vincent J. Vollono (father)
Lucia E. Vollono (mother)
Dorothea Vollono (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-96300 -
Data
Type: B-26F
Destination: Dasburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a railroad bridge
MACR: 11924
More information
2nd Lt Vincent E. Vollono graduated from Vermont Academy in 1940 and had attended Boston University.He joined the Regular Army in Boston, Massachusetts on 14 December 1942 and was sent overseas in November 1944.
1st Lt Bob Kiriakides:
"As we passed the IP, Lt Babin’s aircraft was still in formation. Because of extreme density of clouds, the formation was forced to break up at this point. I was flying No. 5 position in the 3rd Flight.
Lt. Babin was flying No. 6 position in the same flight. There was no flak that I could see and the last I saw Lt Babin’s aircraft was when breaking formation. The formation did not reform and all aircraft came back to home base individually. Formation Broke up about three minutes after leaving IP".
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, https://www.asisbiz.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Massachusetts Birth Index, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Boston Globe - 20 February 1945