Vincent John Paterno

Military

Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) glider tow mission to Groesbeck, Holland. Hit by flak, glider released, A/C put down in successful forced landing Schouwen Island, Holland. Came under fire from nearby bunker, captured. Prisoner of War (POW). 18-Sep-44. MACR 9838.



Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME..

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People

Joseph Albert Beck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 60th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron 12th Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-402363
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

D-Day, first Pathfinder crew. Serial #1 Chalk #1

42-93098

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Aerial photograph of Upottery airfield looking west, the main runway runs vertically, barrack sites are to the bottom right of the airfield, 15 March 1944. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CT/91/541. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Upottery

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Smeatharpe

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bergen County, NJ, USA 24 June 1919 Son of Joseph and Margaret Paterno.

Other

Shot down/forced landing

Schouwen-Duiveland, Netherlands 18 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) glider tow mission to Groesbeck, Holland. Hit by flak, glider released, A/C put down in successful forced landing Schouwen Island, Holland. Came under fire from nearby bunker, captured. POW 18-Sep-44. MACR 9838.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 18 September 1944 - 13 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.
Lyndhurst, NJ, USA

Based

Upottery 18 September 1944 Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF.

Died

New Jersey, USA

Buried

Holy Cross Cemetery North Arlington Bergen County NJ Holy Cross Cemetery North Arlington Bergen County New Jersey, USA

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The Long Road: Trials and Tribulations of Airmen Prisoners from Stalag Luft VII (Bankau) to Berlin June 44 to May 45 By Oliver Clutton-Brock, Raymond Crompton
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