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SANTINI, Angelo - Date of
birth
23 December 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, New York -
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42003373 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
856th Bombardment Squadron,
492nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
Plukkutjonnfjell Snasa, Norway
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Vincent Santini (father)
Josephine (Joffie) Santini (mother)
Joseph Varbaria (half-brother)
Anthony Varbaria (half-brother)
Antoinette Varbaria (half-sister)
Victoria Varbaria (half-sister)
Rose T. Santini (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40549 -
Data
Type: B-24
Nickname: Cookie
Destination: Norway
Mission: Carpetbagger
MACR: 13740
More information
Sgt Angelo Santini graduated from Dickinson High School in 1943.He enlisted in July 1943.
The mission was to drop four members of the OSS Norso (Norwegian) Group. The airplane crashed, killing all eight crew members and four passengers. The exact cause and circumstances of the crash are not known.
A memorial is erected at the top of a mountaintop in the Snaasa area where the plane crashed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Stars and Stripes / WWII Draft Card / 1930 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, https://www.teamnorso.com/the-oss-norso-group