Armando Joseph Sinibaldo
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1st Lieutenant Armando J. Sinibaldo was born in Chicago, Illinois. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 and became a navigator. He joined the 91st Bomb Group in 323 Squadron, and flew 35 missions, including such B17's as 'Nine-O-Nine,' 'General Ike' and 'Outhouse Mouse.' He completed his missions one week before the 91st experienced 'Massacre at Merseburg'.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Outhouse Mouse
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nine-O-Nine
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron Headquarters (91st Bomb Group)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: General Ike
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Lou
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Margie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 571st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chicago, Ill | 28 April 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 10 December 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
Died |
Lisle, IL | 11 August 2011 | |
Buried |
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Elwood, Will County, IL | 14 August 2011 | Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Elwood, Will County, Illinois |
Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84461760/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97372284/armando-joseph-sinibaldo
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self