Vincent A De Liso
Military
Object Number - UPL 26649 - Lead crew on bombing mission to Koln, Germany, beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 44-8038. 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 17 October...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) , mission to Altenbecken, flying as tail gunner aboard 42-97691 Prisoner of War (POW). 26-Nov-44. MACR 11193.
Awards: 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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O755685
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-431058
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Air Commander-Bombardment Wing
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 14 August 1943 | |
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Based |
Molesworth | 3 August 1944 - 26 November 1944 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Shot down |
33184 Altenbeken, Germany | 26 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) , mission to Altenbecken, flying as tail gunner aboard 42-97691 POW. 26-Nov-44. MACR 11193. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 26 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Kennewick, WA, USA | 9 November 2015 | |
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Buried |
6 October 2016 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA | |
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Born |
New Jersey, USA | Son of Mary De Liso. | |
| Philadelphia, PA, USA |