Vincent Aiello

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-56259.jpeg UPL 56259 SSgt Vincent Aiello

Niece Rose Aiello Pfeiffer

Object Number - UPL 56259

Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-31785 'Slightly Dangerous II' 4-Mar-44; shot down by fighters after losing an engine and falling behind and crashed NE of Stendal, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2797



Awards: Air Medal (2OLC), PH (OLC).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 512141281
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slightly Dangerous II
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Bronx, NY 28 August 1923 Son of Vincenzo and Rosina Aiello.

Enlisted

New York City, NY 24 September 1942 New York City, New York

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Killed in Action

NE of Stendal, Germany 4 March 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-31785 'Slightly Dangerous II' 4-Mar-44; shot down by fighters. KIA MACR 2797

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot D Row 7 Grave 43

Based

Horham 4 March 1944 Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2797 / MACR 2797, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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