VITELLO Ralph A - 366 BS 305 BGH


 

Ralph A VITELLO

 

 

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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER35461178
AGE27 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1917 Hamilton County, OHIO
STATEOHIO
FAMILYSeparated, with dependents
RANKSergeant
FONCTIONGunner
JOB before ENLISTEMENT--OH
DATE of ENLISTEMENT6 July 1942 Cincinnati OHIO
SQUADRON366th Bomber Squadron
GROUP305th Bomber Group Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH27 May 1943
(May 29, 1943 for the American Administration)		Vitello Ralph A tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHSector St Nazaire
DATA PLAN

B 17 F - 70 - BO codé KY - G

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Matricule 42-29792 - leader of the group
Basé à Chelveston NORTHAMPTONSHIRE -UK- Station 105
Mission: Attack of the submarine base at St Nazaire
Mission N°61 - Heure du bombardement : 17 h 07
Shot by flak

CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de St James

Map St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
A112
DECORATION
Air MedalPhoto FDLM
Purple HeartPhoto FDLM
 

 

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STORY
 


Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-70-BO - s/n 42-29792 KY*G

 
 Lieutenant

James C PERRY

 Pilot Dead - Cemetery American BrittanyL-16-2 perry james tombe
Lieutenant 

Robert S RODDY

 CoPilot Dead - Rose Hill Cemetery Bells TEXAS
Lieutenant 

Herbert P KORENKO

 Bomber Dead - Cemetery American BrittanyN-2-10 korenko herbert tombe
 Lieutenant

Russell B ROSE

 Navigator Dead
 Staff Sergeant

John R GEMMEL

 Gunner Dead - Cemetery American BrittanyO-5-5 gemmel john tombe
Sergeant 

Michael MACINSKY

 Gunner Dead - Cemetery American  Neupre C-25-13
 Sergeant

Ralph A VITELLO

 Gunner Dead - Cemetery American Brittany A-1-12  vitello ralph tombe
 Sergeant

Raymond H ALLABY

 Gunner Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
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Stèle en mémoire de l'équipage du B17

 
B-17F (n°42-29792) shot down over St Nazaire on May 29th 1943.
The mission 42-29792 participated in was one of 61 that the USAAF did and the 9th US bombing of St Nazaire. The objective remained the submarine pens. According to data collected from M Lugez's interview of the sole survivor, Sgt Raymond H Allaby (tail gunner), the plane was hit by AA fire at 8400m while dropping its bombs on the submarine pens. The AA fire hit the wings and front of the plane.
Reference M Lugez's « Missions de bombardements Américains sur Saint-Nazaire » published in 1998 with Ouest France (ISBN 2-7373-2280-4).

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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOClive TIRLEMONT - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - The Philadelphia Inquirer - Aerosteles.net - Francecrashes39-45.net - Frédéric LAVERNHE
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