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AIELLO, Vincent - Date of
birth
28 August 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Bronx County, New York -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12146225 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
335th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 43 |
Immediate family
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Members
Vincenzo Aiello (father)
Rosina Aiello (mother)
Frank Aiello (brother)
Pasquale Aiello (brother)
Josephine Aiello (sister)
Carmella Aiello (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31785 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 2797
More information
S/Sgt Vincent Aiello enlisted in New York City, New York on 24 September 1942.The plane was seen to be hit by flak over Magdenburg, Germany on the route into the target. No. 1 engine was hit, however, the aircraft continued with the formation and bombed the target. As the formation turned back the ship dropped back and a call was made over the radio stating that they could not keep up and they were headed for hom on a heading of 240. Nothing is known after that last contact with this sticken aircraft.
Vincent Aiello is mentioned in the book "Our Last Mission: A World War II Prisoner in Germany" by Dawn Trimble Bunyak and Arnold Krammer. In it is an account of the event which took his life on the crew's last mission together.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Rose Pfeiffer (niece), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Rose Pfeiffer