Edward Anthony Chiariello
MilitaryAssigned to 61BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x combat missions. Shot down 11-Sep-44 in B-17 42-31091 'Maggie'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 8920
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-440624
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Maggie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York City, NY | 19 February 1918 | Son of Lucy Chiariello. |
Enlisted |
12 January 1943 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 11 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
28 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
26 June 1973 | ||
Based |
Deenethorpe | 11 September 1944 | Assigned to 61BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY | Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/11781823/edward-chiariello-social-security…
https://www.fold3.com/record/623774637/edward-chiariello-1918-veterans-…
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3149
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2636185/edward-a-chiariello
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8920 / MACR 8920, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3149 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database