Vincent J Barbella
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Names are written on the back of the photo, see 42-30181.
Object Number - UPL 39838 - Herky Jerky II Crew
On 10 Feb 1944, flying bombing mission to Brunswick, German fighters attacked and shot down B-17G No. 42-37971 named Herky Jerky crashed near Recke-Langenakker, Germany. Eight crew members baled out and survived the attack. However, two crew members did not make it out of Herky Jerky before it broke up in the air and died in the crash.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33206710
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11024424 at enlistment, then O-795518
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 8 March 1923 | Vincent James Barbella was born on March 8, 1923, in Brooklyn, New York, to Domenica (Minnie) Delessio, age 24, and Gelardo (Jerry) Barbella, age 29. From Ancestry.com records |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 10 February 1944 |
Revisions
https://catalog.archives.gov//138686777 list DFC and Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Serial Number: 32887739
NARA & WW2 Memorial Records
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=2&cat=WR26&t…
https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=130…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2526 / MACR 2526, Losses of 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
