Santo Cerniglia

Military

Shot down by an FW 190 and crashed near Nordhorn on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-37826 'No Excuse'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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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

42-37826

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: No Excuse
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2543 / MACR 2543, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database