Vincent J Riccio

Military

Participated in 10 bombing missions, 30 September 1944 - 5 November 1944. Plane hit Nov. 5, 1944; parachuted into Germany, POW in Stalag Luft IV.



POW, AM, ACM, GC, WWII VM, Presidential Unit Citation,

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38814

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: No No Nannette : Cadet Nurse the 2nd
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Vernon, Connecticut 13 April 1921

Died

1 September 2004

Buried

Glastonbury, Connecticut

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php, NARA, Discharge Papers, Ever the Patriot ed. by Candace Riccio Salem